# CVE-2018-25282

> Vulnerability · severity: **MEDIUM** (CVSS 6.2).

## Description

Nmap 7.70 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by processing malicious XML files with exponential entity expansion. Attackers can create a crafted XML file with nested entity definitions and open it through ZenMap's scan import functionality to cause the program to consume excessive system resources and crash.

## Key facts

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2018-25282
- **Published:** 2026-04-26
- **CVSS severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS base score:** 6.2
- **CWE codes:** CWE-674

## Primary sources

- NIST NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25282

## Citation

> AI Analytics. CVE-2018-25282. Retrieved 2026-07-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cve/CVE-2018-25282. Derived from NIST NVD. Licensed CC0.

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