Nessus Agent Software Requirements
Nessus Agents support Mac, Linux, and Windows operating systems.
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Version |
Operating System |
Supported Versions |
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8.2.x
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Linux |
Amazon Linux 2015.03, Amazon Linux 2015.09, Amazon Linux 2017.09, Amazon Linux 2018.03, and Amazon Linux 2 Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3, 2018, 2019, 2020 (32-bit) Debian 9,and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3, 2017.3, 2018, 2019, 2020 (64-bit) Fedora 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, and 32 (64-bit) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (32-bit) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 7 / CentOS 7 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 8 / CentOS 8 / Oracle Linux 8 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) SUSE Enterprise 11 (32-bit) SUSE Enterprise 11, 12, 15 (64-bit) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 (32-bit) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, and 20.04 (64-bit) |
| Windows |
Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (32-bit) Windows 7 SP1, 8.1 with April 2014 update, and 10 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 with April 2014 update, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 (64-bit) Note: Nessus Agent 8.2.0 and later requires Windows host systems to be running the Universal Microsoft C Runtime Library (UCRT). 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 Agent 8.1.0. |
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macOS |
macOS 10.9 - 10.15, 11.x |
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| AArch64 Linux |
Amazon Linux 2 Provides support for ARM platforms, including AWS Graviton2. |
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Previous Versions |
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8.1.x
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Linux |
Amazon Linux 2015.03, Amazon Linux 2015.09, Amazon Linux 2017.09, Amazon Linux 2018.03, and Amazon Linux 2 Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3 (32-bit) Debian 9,and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3 (64-bit) Fedora 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, and 27 (64-bit) Red Hat ES 5 / Oracle Linux 5 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (32-bit) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 7 / CentOS 7 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 8 / CentOS 8 / Oracle Linux 8 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) SUSE 11 Enterprise (32-bit) SUSE 11 and 12 Enterprise (64-bit) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 (32-bit) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, and 18.04 (64-bit) |
| Windows |
Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 SP2, Server 2008 R2 SP2, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, Server 2016, Server 2019, Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (64-bit) |
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macOS |
macOS 10.9 - 10.15 |
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| AArch64 Linux |
Amazon Linux 2 Provides support for ARM platforms, including AWS Graviton2. |
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8.0.x
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Linux |
Amazon Linux 2015.03, Amazon Linux 2015.09, Amazon Linux 2017.09, Amazon Linux 2018.03, and Amazon Linux 2 Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3 (32-bit) Debian 9,and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3 (64-bit) Fedora 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, and 27 (64-bit) Red Hat ES 5 / Oracle Linux 5 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (32-bit) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 7 / CentOS 7 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 8 / CentOS 8 / Oracle Linux 8 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) SUSE 11 Enterprise (32-bit) SUSE 11 and 12 Enterprise (64-bit) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 (32-bit) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, and 18.04 (64-bit) |
| Windows |
Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 SP2, Server 2008 R2 SP2, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, Server 2016, Server 2019, Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (64-bit) |
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macOS |
macOS 10.9 - 10.15 |
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| AArch64 Linux |
Amazon Linux 2 Provides support for ARM platforms, including AWS Graviton2. |
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7.7.x
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Linux |
Amazon Linux 2015.03, Amazon Linux 2015.09, Amazon Linux 2017.09, Amazon Linux 2018.03, and Amazon Linux 2 Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3 (32-bit) Debian 9,and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3 (64-bit) Fedora 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, and 27 (64-bit) Red Hat ES 5 / Oracle Linux 5 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (32-bit) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 7 / CentOS 7 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 8 / CentOS 8 / Oracle Linux 8 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) SUSE 11 Enterprise (32-bit) SUSE 11 and 12 Enterprise (64-bit) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 (32-bit) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, and 18.04 (64-bit) |
| Windows |
Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 SP2, Server 2008 R2 SP2, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, Server 2016, Server 2019, Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (64-bit) |
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macOS |
macOS 10.9 - 10.15 |
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| AArch64 Linux |
Amazon Linux 2 Provides support for ARM platforms, including AWS Graviton2. |
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7.6.x
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Linux |
Amazon Linux 2015.03, Amazon Linux 2015.09, Amazon Linux 2017.09, Amazon Linux 2018.03, and Amazon Linux 2 Debian 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 / Kali Linux 1, 2017.3 (32-bit) Debian 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 / Kali Linux 1, 2017.3 (64-bit) Fedora 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, and 27 (64-bit) Red Hat ES 5 / CentOS 5 / Oracle Linux 5 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (32-bit) Red Hat ES 5 / CentOS 5 / Oracle Linux 5 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (32-bit) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 7 / CentOS 7 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 8 / CentOS 8 / Oracle Linux 8 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) SUSE 11 Enterprise (32-bit) SUSE 11 and 12 Enterprise (64-bit) Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10 (32-bit) Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10 (64-bit) |
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Windows |
Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, 8, and 10 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 SP2, Server 2008 R2 SP2, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, Server 2016, Server 2019, Windows 7 SP1, 8, and 10 (64-bit) |
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macOS |
macOS 10.9 - 10.15 |
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7.5.x |
Linux |
Amazon Linux 2015.03, 2015.09, 2017.09, and 2018.03 (64-bit) Debian 6, 7, 8, and 9 / Kali Linux 1, 2017.3 (32-bit) Debian 6, 7, 8, and 9 / Kali Linux 1, 2017.3 (64-bit) Fedora 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, and 27 (64-bit) Red Hat ES 5 / CentOS 5 / Oracle Linux 5 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (32-bit) Red Hat ES 5 / CentOS 5 / Oracle Linux 5 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (32-bit) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 7 / CentOS 7 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 8 / CentOS 8 / Oracle Linux 8 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) SUSE 11 Enterprise (32-bit) SUSE 11 and 12 Enterprise (64-bit) Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10 (32-bit) Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10 (64-bit) |
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Windows |
Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, 8, and 10 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 SP2, Server 2008 R2 SP2, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, Server 2016, Server 2019, Windows 7 SP1, 8, and 10 (64-bit) |
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macOS |
macOS 10.9 - 10.15 |
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7.4.x |
Linux |
Amazon Linux 2015.03, 2015.09, 2017.09, and 2018.03 (64-bit) Debian 6, 7, 8, and 9 / Kali Linux 1, 2017.3 (32-bit) Debian 6, 7, 8, and 9 / Kali Linux 1, 2017.3 (64-bit) Fedora 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, and 27 (64-bit) Red Hat ES 5 / CentOS 5 / Oracle Linux 5 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (32-bit) Red Hat ES 5 / CentOS 5 / Oracle Linux 5 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (32-bit) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 7 / CentOS 7 / Oracle Linux 7 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) Red Hat ES 8 / CentOS 8 / Oracle Linux 8 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (64-bit) SUSE 11 Enterprise (32-bit) SUSE 11 and 12 Enterprise (64-bit) Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10 (32-bit) Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10 (64-bit) |
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Windows |
Windows Server 2008, 7, 8, and 10 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, Server 2016, Server 2019, 7, 8, and 10 (64-bit) |
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macOS |
macOS 10.8 - 10.14 |
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