Tenable Nessus Agent Software Requirements
Note: Tenable Nessus Agent only supports the following listed services and operating systems.
Tenable Nessus Agent supports the following Linux, Windows, and macOS operating systems:
Tenable Nessus Agent 10.8
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Operating System |
Supported Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux |
Amazon Linux 2023 / Amazon Linux 2 (x86_64, AArch64) Note: Tenable does not currently support AWS Fargate integration. CentOS Stream 9 (x86_64) Kali Linux 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (i386) Debian 11 and 12 / Kali Linux 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (x86_64) Fedora 40 (x86_64) Red Hat ES 7 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (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 (x86_64, AArch64, Graviton2) SUSE Enterprise 15 SP2 and later (x86_64) TencentOS (x86_64) Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04 (x86_64) Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04 (AArch64, Graviton2) |
| Windows |
Windows 10 (x86) Windows 10 and 11 (x86_64) Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025 (x86_64) Note: Tenable Nessus Agent 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 Tenable Nessus Agent. |
| macOS |
macOS 13, 14, and 15 (x86_64, Apple Silicon) |
Tenable Nessus Agent 10.7
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Operating System |
Supported Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux |
Amazon Linux 2023 / Amazon Linux 2 (x86_64, AArch64) Note: Tenable does not currently support AWS Fargate integration. CentOS Stream 9 (x86_64) Kali Linux 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (i386) Debian 11 and 12 / Kali Linux 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (x86_64) Fedora 38 and 39 (x86_64) Red Hat ES 7 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86_64) Red Hat ES 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 15 SP2 and later (x86_64) TencentOS (x86_64) Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04 (x86_64) Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04 (AArch64, Graviton2) |
| Windows |
Windows 10 (x86) Windows 10 and 11 (x86_64) Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and 2022 (x86_64) Note: Tenable Nessus Agent 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 Tenable Nessus Agent. |
| macOS |
macOS 12, 13, 14, and 15 (x86_64, Apple Silicon) |
Tenable Nessus Agent 10.6
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Operating System |
Supported Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux |
Amazon Linux 2023 / Amazon Linux 2 (x86_64, AArch64) Note: Tenable does not currently support AWS Fargate integration. CentOS Stream 9 (x86_64) Kali Linux 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (i386) Debian 11 and 12 / Kali Linux 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (x86_64) Fedora 38 and 39 (x86_64) Red Hat ES 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86_64) Red Hat ES 7 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86_64) Red Hat ES 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 15 SP2 and later (x86_64) TencentOS (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: Tenable Nessus Agent 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 Tenable Nessus Agent. |
| macOS |
macOS 12, 13, and 14 (x86_64, Apple Silicon) |
Tenable Nessus Agent 10.5
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Operating System |
Supported Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux |
Amazon Linux 2023 / Amazon Linux 2 (x86_64, AArch64) Note: Tenable does not currently support AWS Fargate integration. Kali Linux 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (i386) Debian 11 and 12 / Kali Linux 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (x86_64) Fedora 38 and 39 (x86_64) Red Hat ES 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86_64) Red Hat ES 7 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86_64) Red Hat ES 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 15 SP2 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: Tenable Nessus Agent 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 Tenable Nessus Agent. |
| macOS |
macOS 12, 13, and 14 (x86_64, Apple Silicon) |
Tenable Nessus Agent 10.4
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Operating System |
Supported Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux |
Amazon Linux 2 (x86_64, AArch64) Note: Tenable does not currently support AWS Fargate integration. Kali Linux 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (i386) Debian 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 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86_64) Red Hat ES 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 15 SP2 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: Tenable Nessus Agent 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 Tenable Nessus Agent. |
| macOS |
macOS 11, 12, 13, and 14 (x86_64, Apple Silicon) |
Note:Tenable Nessus Agent does not require an external runtime environment, such as Java.