Intrusion PreventionNmap.Script.Scanner
Description
This indicates detection of an attempted scan from Nmap scripting engine scanner.
Nmap scripting engine is used to probe computer networks to see which ports or services are available. An attacker may utilize Nmap scripting engine to identify what services the target system is running and perform further attacks based on its findings.
Affected Products
All web servers
Impact
Information Disclosure: Remote attackers can gain sensitive information from vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Monitor the traffic from the network for any suspicious activity.
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Status | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | 35.130 |
Modified
|
Sig Added |
| 2022-03-30 | 20.285 |
Modified
|
Sig Added |
| 2022-03-10 | 20.274 |
Modified
|
Sig Added |
| 2022-03-09 | 20.272 |
Modified
|
Sig Added |
| 2022-03-08 | 20.271 |
Modified
|
Sig Added |
| 2022-02-23 | 19.264 |
Modified
|
Sig Added |
| 2022-02-22 | 19.263 |
Modified
|
Sig Added |
| 2020-11-04 | 16.956 |
Modified
|
Sig Added |
| 2020-08-06 | 15.901 |
Modified
|
Sig Added |
| 2020-07-22 | 15.892 |
Modified
|
Sig Added |
References
https://nmap.org/book/nse.html| ID | 45360 |
| Created | Jan 12, 2018 |
| Updated | Dec 09, 2025 |
| Risk |
|
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | All |
| Affected App | Other |
| Profile Type | Anomaly |