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Nmap

Open Source

About Nmap

Nmap is a free and open source utility for network discovery and security auditing. It uses raw IP packets to determine what hosts are available on a network, what services they offer, what operating systems they run, and what type of packet filters or firewalls are in use. It was designed to rapidly scan large networks but also works against single hosts. Nmap runs on all major computer operating systems, with official binary packages available for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X. The Nmap suite includes additional tools beyond the command-line executable.

Products

Ncat: Tool for data transfer, redirection, and debugging.
Ndiff: Utility for comparing scan results.
Nping: Packet generation and response analysis tool.

Used for

Performing network inventory
Managing service upgrade schedules
Monitoring host or service uptime
Mapping out networks filled with IP filters, firewalls, and routers
Scanning huge networks of hundreds of thousands of machines

Who it is for

Systems and network administrators
Auditors
Hackers

From Nmap's own website, read 2026-10-23. How we build listings.

How to evaluate Vulnerability Management

This is how the CIOPages Research Team evaluates this category. It is not an assessment of Nmap. It comes from our Vulnerability Management Platforms buyer guide.

25%

Asset Discovery & Coverage

Authenticated and unauthenticated scanning, agent + agentless options, coverage of cloud and ephemeral workloads, containers/Kubernetes, OT/IoT, identity, external attack surface, and unmanaged/shadow assets — plus how it avoids blind spots between scan windows

25%

Prioritization Quality

Beyond CVSS: exploit-prediction scoring (EPSS), known-exploited intelligence (CISA KEV), in-the-wild and ransomware association, exploit maturity, reachability/exploitability, and business asset criticality — the “which findings actually matter” engine and how transparent and tunable its scoring is

20%

Remediation & Workflow

Ticketing and ITSM integration (ServiceNow, Jira), patch-management hooks, remediation grouping by fix, SLA tracking, owner assignment, change-ticket automation, and closed-loop verification that a fix actually landed — not just that a ticket closed

15%

Exposure Context & Validation

Attack-path analysis and choke-point identification, unification of vuln + misconfiguration + identity findings, and validation that an exposure is genuinely reachable (control checks, exploitability confirmation) so the priority list reflects real risk, not theoretical severity

10%

Integration & Data Aggregation

Open API depth, ingestion of third-party scanner and CNAPP findings, de-duplication and normalization across tools, SIEM/SOAR and CMDB connectors, and how cleanly it fits an existing security stack rather than demanding rip-and-replace

Reporting & Program Metrics

Executive and board-ready risk reporting, trend lines on mean-time-to-remediate and risk burndown, SLA and compliance attestation (PCI, HIPAA, FedRAMP), and role-based views that hold owners accountable

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Maps an organization’s external attack surface, including subsidiaries and third-party dependencies, confirms which exposures are exploitable, and helps fix them.

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