Nmap Software Vulnerability Discovered Affecting IPv6 Scanning
A new security flaw, identified as CVE-2026-58058, has been reported in Nmap versions up to 7.99. This out-of-bounds read vulnerability can be triggered by a specially crafted IPv6 response during raw IPv6 scans, potentially causing the application to crash. Users are advised to update Nmap to newer versions or implement packet filtering to block malformed IPv6 extension headers to mitigate the risk.