Software Requirements
Tenable Nessus supports the following Linux, Windows, and macOS operating systems:
Tenable Nessus 10.9
|
Operating System |
Supported Versions |
Supported Architecture |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | AlmaLinux 8.10 and 9.5 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
Amazon Linux 2023, Amazon Linux 2 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
| CentOS Stream 9 | x86_64 | |
| Debian 11 and 12 | x86_64 | |
| Kali Linux 2020 | x86_64 | |
| Fedora 41 and 42 | x86_64 | |
| Oracle Linux (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) 7, 8, and 9 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
| Raspberry Pi OS | ARMHF | |
| Red Hat EL 7.9 | x86_64 | |
| Red Hat EL 8.4, 8.6, 8.8, 8.10, 9.0, 9.4, 9.5 and later, and 10 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
| Rocky Linux 8.10 and 9.5 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
| SUSE 12 SP5, SUSE Enterprise 15 SP3 and later | x86_64 | |
| TencentOS | x86_64 | |
| Ubuntu 16.04 | x86 | |
| 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 | |
| macOS |
macOS 13, 14, and 15 |
x86_64 Apple Silicon |
| Windows |
Windows 10 |
x86 |
| Windows 10 and 11 | x86_64 | |
| Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025 | x86_64 |
Tenable Nessus 10.8
|
Operating System |
Supported Versions |
Supported Architecture |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | AlmaLinux 8.10 and 9.5 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
Amazon Linux 2023, Amazon Linux 2 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
| CentOS Stream 9 | x86_64 | |
| Debian 11 and 12 | x86_64 | |
| Kali Linux 2020 | x86_64 | |
| Fedora 38 and 39 | x86_64 | |
| Oracle Linux (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) 7, 8, and 9 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
| Raspberry Pi OS | ARMHF | |
| Red Hat EL 7.9 | x86_64 | |
| Red Hat EL 8.4, 8.6, 8.8, 8.10, 9.0, 9.4, 9.5 and later, and 10 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
| Rocky Linux 8.10 and 9.5 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
| SUSE 12 SP5, SUSE Enterprise 15 SP3 and later | x86_64 | |
| TencentOS | x86_64 | |
| Ubuntu 16.04 | x86 | |
| 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 | |
| macOS |
macOS 12, 13, 14, and 15 |
x86_64 Apple Silicon |
| Windows |
Windows 10 |
x86 |
| Windows 10 and 11 | x86_64 | |
| Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and 2022 | x86_64 |
Tenable Nessus 10.7
|
Operating System |
Supported Versions |
Supported Architecture |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | AlmaLinux 8.10 and 9.5 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
Amazon Linux 2023, Amazon Linux 2 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
| CentOS Stream 9 | x86_64 | |
| Debian 11 and 12 | x86_64 | |
| Kali Linux 2020 | x86_64 | |
| Fedora 38 and 39 | x86_64 | |
| Oracle Linux (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) 7, 8, and 9 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
| Raspberry Pi OS | ARMHF | |
| Red Hat EL 7.9 | x86_64 | |
| Red Hat EL 8.4, 8.6, 8.8, 8.10, 9.0, 9.4, 9.5 and later, and 10 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
| Rocky Linux 8.10 and 9.5 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
| SUSE 12 SP5, SUSE Enterprise 15 SP2 and later | x86_64 | |
| TencentOS | x86_64 | |
| Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 | x86 | |
| Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, and 22.04 | x86_64 | |
| Ubuntu 18.04 | AArch64 | |
| macOS |
macOS 12, 13, and 14 |
x86_64 Apple Silicon |
| Windows |
Windows 10 |
x86 |
| Windows 10 and 11 | x86_64 | |
| Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and 2022 | x86_64 |
Tenable Nessus 10.5
|
Operating System |
Supported Versions |
Supported Architecture |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | AlmaLinux 9.5 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
Amazon Linux 2 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
| CentOS Stream 9 | x86_64 | |
| Debian 11 | x86_64 | |
| Kali Linux 2020 | x86_64 | |
| Fedora 34 and 35 | x86_64 | |
| FreeBSD 12 | x86_64 | |
| Oracle Linux (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) 7, 8, and 9 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
| Raspberry Pi OS | ARMHF | |
| Red Hat EL 6.x and 7.9 | x86_64 | |
| Red Hat EL 8.4, 8.6, 8.8, 8.10, 9.0, 9.4, 9.5 and later, and 10 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
| Rocky Linux 8.10 and 9.5 |
x86_64 AArch64 |
|
| SUSE 12 SP5, SUSE Enterprise 15 SP1 and later | x86_64 | |
| TencentOS | x86_64 | |
| Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 | x86 | |
| Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, and 20.04 | x86_64 | |
| Ubuntu 18.04 | AArch64 | |
| macOS |
macOS 11, 12, and 13 |
x86_64 Apple Silicon |
| Windows |
Windows 10 |
x86 |
| Windows 10 and 11 | x86_64 | |
| Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and 2022 | x86_64 |
Tip: For information about Tenable Core + Nessus, see System Requirements in the Tenable Core User Guide.
Supported Browsers
Tenable Nessus supports the following browsers:
- Google Chrome (76+)
- Apple Safari (10+)
- Mozilla Firefox (50+)
- Microsoft Edge (102+)
PDF Reports
The Tenable Nessus PDF report generation feature requires the latest version of Oracle Java or OpenJDK.
If your organization requires PDF reports, you must install Oracle Java or OpenJDK before installing Tenable Nessus. If you install Oracle Java or OpenJDK after installing Tenable Nessus, you need to reinstall Tenable Nessus for the PDF report feature to function properly.
SELinux Requirements
Tenable Nessus supports disabled, permissive, and enforcing mode Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) policy configurations.
- Disabled and permissive mode policies typically do not require customization to interact with Tenable Nessus.
- Enforcing mode policies require customization to interact with Tenable Nessus. For more information, see Customize SELinux Enforcing Mode Policies.
Note: Tenable recommends testing your SELinux configurations before deploying on a live network.