From 6aaada8c53425c6c390335f38d90184d04f1dae4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dmiller <dmiller@e0a8ed71-7df4-0310-8962-fdc924857419>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:14:04 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Make Lua's random more random

---
 nse_main.lua | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/nse_main.lua b/nse_main.lua
index fbee47c83..16f3fe7d8 100644
--- a/nse_main.lua
+++ b/nse_main.lua
@@ -975,6 +975,9 @@ local function run (threads_iter)
 
   local progress = cnse.scan_progress_meter(NAME);
 
+  -- Use stronger random seed
+  math.randomseed(("jj"):unpack(nmap.get_random_bytes(("jj"):packsize())))
+
   -- Loop while any thread is running or waiting.
   while next(running) or next(waiting) or threads_iter do
     -- Start as many new threads as possible.