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XML output parsing error

S System Low

🔴 Error Message

XML output is malformed or truncated

📖 What This Means

Scan was interrupted causing incomplete XML output.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Complete the scan before parsing
  2. Use -oX for XML: nmap -oX output.xml target
  3. Validate XML: xmllint --noout output.xml