Nessus Agent Software Requirements
Nessus Agents support Linux, Windows, and macOS operating systems.
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Version |
Operating System |
Supported Versions |
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| 10.4.x | Linux |
Amazon Linux 2 (x86_64, AArch64) Debian 10 / Kali Linux 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (i386) Debian 10 and 11 / Kali Linux 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (x86_64) Fedora 34, 35, and 36 (x86_64) Red Hat ES 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86_64) Red Hat ES 7 / CentOS 7 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86_64) Red Hat ES 7 / CentOS 7 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (AArch64, Graviton2) Red Hat ES 8 and 9 / AlmaLinux 8 and 9 / Oracle Linux 8 and 9 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) / Rocky Linux 8 and 9 (x86_64) Red Hat ES 8 and 9 / AlmaLinux 8 and 9 / Oracle Linux 8 and 9 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) / Rocky Linux 8 and 9 (AArch64, Graviton2) SUSE Enterprise 12 SP4 and later, 15 SP1 and later (x86_64) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, and 22.04 (x86_64) Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, and 22.04 (AArch64, Graviton2) |
| Windows |
Windows 10 (x86) Windows 10 and 11 (x86_64) Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and 2022 (x86_64) Note: Nessus Agent 8.2.0 and later requires Windows host systems to be running the latest version of Universal Microsoft C Runtime Library (UCRT) and PowerShell 5.0 or newer. Some older versions of Microsoft Windows require a minimum update to work with Nessus Agent 8.2.0 and later. Current agent installations on Windows that do not meet these requirements will not automatically upgrade past version 8.1.0. |
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| macOS |
macOS 11, 12, 13, and 14 (x86_64) macOS 11, 12, 13, and 14 (Apple Silicon) |
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Previous Versions |
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| 10.3.x | Linux |
Debian 10 / Kali Linux 2019, 2020 (i386) Debian 10 and 11 / Kali Linux 2019, 2020 (x86_64) Fedora 35 and 36 (x86_64) Red Hat ES 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86_64) Red Hat ES 7 / CentOS 7 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86_64) Red Hat ES 7 / CentOS 7 (AArch64, Graviton2) Red Hat ES 8 and 9 / AlmaLinux 8.6 and 9 / Oracle Linux 8 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) / Rocky Linux 8.6 and 9 (x86_64) Red Hat ES 8 and 9 / AlmaLinux 8.6 and 9 / Rocky Linux 8.6 and 9 (AArch64, Graviton2) SUSE Enterprise 12 SP3 and later, 15 SP1 and later (x86_64) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, and 22.04 (x86_64) Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, and 22.04 (AArch64, Graviton2) |
| Windows |
Windows 10 (x86) Windows 10 and 11 (x86_64) Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and 2022 (x86_64) Note: Nessus Agent 8.2.0 and later requires Windows host systems to be running the latest version of Universal Microsoft C Runtime Library (UCRT) and PowerShell 5.0 or newer. Some older versions of Microsoft Windows require a minimum update to work with Nessus Agent 8.2.0 and later. Current agent installations on Windows that do not meet these requirements will not automatically upgrade past version 8.1.0. |
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| macOS |
macOS 11, 12, and 13 (x86_64) macOS 11, 12, and 13 (Apple Silicon) |
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| 10.2.x | Linux |
Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3, 2018, 2019, 2020 (i386) Debian 9, 10, and 11 / Kali Linux 2017.3, 2018, 2019, 2020 (x86_64) Fedora 34, 35, and 36 (x86_64) Red Hat ES 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86_64) Red Hat ES 7 / CentOS 7 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86_64) Red Hat ES 7 / CentOS 7 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (AArch64, Graviton2) Red Hat ES 8 and 9 / Oracle Linux 8 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86_64) Red Hat ES 8 and 9 / Oracle Linux 8 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (AArch64, Graviton2) SUSE Enterprise 12 SP3 and later, 15 (x86_64) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, and 22.04 (x86_64) Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, and 22.04 (AArch64, Graviton2) |
| Windows |
Windows 10 (x86) Windows 10 and 11 (x86_64) Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and 2022 (x86_64) Note: Nessus Agent 8.2.0 and later requires Windows host systems to be running the latest version of Universal Microsoft C Runtime Library (UCRT) and PowerShell 5.0 or newer. Some older versions of Microsoft Windows require a minimum update to work with Nessus Agent 8.2.0 and later. Current agent installations on Windows that do not meet these requirements will not automatically upgrade past version 8.1.0. |
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| macOS |
macOS 11, 12, and 13 (x86_64) macOS 11, 12, and 13 (Apple Silicon) |
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| 10.1.x | Linux |
Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3, 2018, 2019, 2020 (i386) Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3, 2017.3, 2018, 2019, 2020 (x86_64) Fedora 33, 34, 35 (x86_64) Red Hat ES 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86) Red Hat ES 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86_64) Red Hat ES 7 / CentOS 7 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86_64) Red Hat ES 8 / Oracle Linux 8 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86_64) SUSE Enterprise 11 SP4 (x86) SUSE Enterprise 11 SP4, 12 SP3 and later, 15 (x86_64) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 (x86) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, and 20.04 (x86_64) Ubuntu 18.04 (AArch64, Graviton2) |
| Windows |
Windows 10 (x86) Windows 10 and 11 (x86_64) Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and 2022 (x86_64) Note: Nessus Agent 8.2.0 and later requires Windows host systems to be running the latest version of Universal Microsoft C Runtime Library (UCRT) and PowerShell 5.0 or newer. Some older versions of Microsoft Windows require a minimum update to work with Nessus Agent 8.2.0 and later. Current agent installations on Windows that do not meet these requirements will not automatically upgrade past version 8.1.0. |
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| macOS |
macOS 11 and 12 (x86_64) macOS 11 and 12 (Apple Silicon) |
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