# scipag/vulscan

Advanced vulnerability scanning with Nmap NSE

Repository: https://github.com/scipag/vulscan
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vulscan
Homepage: https://www.computec.ch/projekte/vulscan/
Language: Lua
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: vulnerability, vulnerability-scanners, vulnerability-detection, vulnerability-identification, vulnerability-assessment, security, security-audit, security-scanner, penetration-testing, nmap, nmap-scripts, exploit, vulnerability-scanning, vulnerability-databases, vulnerability-database-entry, nmap-scan-script, nse, nsescript, lua, lua-script
Last push: 2026-02-06T15:04:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 52/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 66, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3463, "days_push": 208, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3780, forks 692 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:18.406636+00:00)

## What it is
Vulscan is an Nmap NSE script that turns Nmap into a vulnerability scanner by matching version-detected services against offline vulnerability databases like VulDB and CVE. It is written in Lua and ships with pre-installed, regularly updated database files.

## Use cases
- scan a host for known vulnerabilities with nmap
- identify CVEs for services detected by nmap version scanning
- run offline vulnerability assessment without internet access
- match service versions against VulDB or Exploit-DB entries
- extend nmap with custom vulnerability databases

## When to choose
- you already use nmap and want vulnerability lookups in the same workflow
- you need offline vulnerability scanning without cloud services
- you want to correlate nmap -sV version detection with public CVE databases

## When to avoid
- you need a full standalone vulnerability scanner with agent-based or authenticated scanning
- you require active exploitation or verified proof-of-concept testing
- you need scheduled enterprise-wide scanning with reporting dashboards

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: vulnerability-scanning, security, penetration-testing, cli
- domain: security, penetration-testing, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: nmap, nse, vulnerability-database, offline-lookup, lua, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- scipag/vulscan (main) score 52

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:18.406636+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:27:46.288913+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/scipag/vulscan (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:18.406636+00:00, sha 228bcbf7144d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.