Nessus Agent Software Requirements
Nessus Agents support Mac, Linux, and Windows operating systems.
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Operating System |
Supported Versions |
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| 10.0.x | Linux |
Amazon Linux 2015.03, Amazon Linux 2015.09, Amazon Linux 2017.09, Amazon Linux 2018.03, and Amazon Linux 2 Amazon Linux 2 (AArch64, Graviton2) Note: Agents running on Graviton2/AArch64 perform similarly to agents running on any other compatible processor. Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3, 2018, 2019, 2020 (x86) 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 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 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 (Graviton2) |
| Windows |
Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (x86) Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, 10, and 11 (x86_64) Windows Server 2008 SP2 (x86) Windows Server 2008 SP2, Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022 (x86_64) 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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| Mac OS | Mac OS 10.9 - 10.15, 11, and 12 (M1, x86_64) | |
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Previous Versions |
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8.3.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 Amazon Linux 2 (AArch64, Graviton2) Note: Agents running on Graviton2/AArch64 perform similarly to agents running on any other compatible processor. Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3, 2018, 2019, 2020 (x86) Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3, 2017.3, 2018, 2019, 2020 (x86_64) Fedora 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34 (x86_64) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 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) |
| Windows |
Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (x86) Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (x86_64) Windows Server 2008 SP2 (x86) Windows Server 2008 SP2, Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 (x86_64) 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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| Mac OS |
Mac OS 10.9 - 10.15, 11.x (M1) |
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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 Amazon Linux 2 (AArch64, Graviton2) Note: Agents running on Graviton2/AArch64 perform similarly to agents running on any other compatible processor. Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3, 2018, 2019, 2020 (x86) Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3, 2017.3, 2018, 2019, 2020 (x86_64) Fedora 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, and 32 (x86_64) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 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) |
| Windows |
Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (x86) Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (x86_64) Windows Server 2008 SP2 (x86) Windows Server 2008 SP2, Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 (x86_64) 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 (M1) |
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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 Amazon Linux 2 (AArch64, Graviton2) Note: Agents running on Graviton2/AArch64 perform similarly to agents running on any other compatible processor. Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3 (x86) Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3 (x86_64) Fedora 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, and 27 (x86_64) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 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 (x86_64) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 (x86) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, and 18.04 (x86_64) |
| Windows |
Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (x86) Windows Server 2008 SP2, Server 2008 R2 SP1, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, Server 2016, Server 2019, Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (x86_64) |
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macOS |
macOS 10.9 - 10.15 (M1) |
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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 Amazon Linux 2 (AArch64, Graviton2) Note: Agents running on Graviton2/AArch64 perform similarly to agents running on any other compatible processor. Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3 (x86) Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3 (x86_64) Fedora 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, and 27 (x86_64) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 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 (x86_64) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 (x86) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, and 18.04 (x86_64) |
| Windows |
Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (x86) Windows Server 2008 SP2, Server 2008 R2 SP1, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, Server 2016, Server 2019, Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (x86_64) |
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macOS |
macOS 10.9 - 10.15 (M1) |
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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 Amazon (AArch64, Graviton2) Note: Agents running on Graviton2/AArch64 perform similarly to agents running on any other compatible processor. Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3 (x86) Debian 9 and 10 / Kali Linux 2017.3 (x86_64) Fedora 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, and 27 (x86_64) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 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 (x86_64) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 (x86) Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, and 18.04 (x86_64) |
| Windows |
Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (x86) Windows Server 2008 SP2, Server 2008 R2 SP1, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, Server 2016, Server 2019, Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (x86_64) |
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macOS |
macOS 10.9 - 10.15 (M1) |
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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 (x86) Debian 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 / Kali Linux 1, 2017.3 (x86_64) Fedora 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, and 27 (x86_64) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) (x86) Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 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 (x86_64) Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10 (x86) Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10 (x86_64) |
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Windows |
Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, 8, and 10 (x86) Windows Server 2008 SP2, Server 2008 R2 SP1, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, Server 2016, Server 2019, Windows 7 SP1, 8, and 10 (x86_64) |
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macOS |
macOS 10.9 - 10.15 (M1) |
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