Tenable Agent 2026 Release Notes

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Tenable Agent 11.1.1 (2026-01-30)

Bug Fix Defect ID

Updated the Windows agent MSI installer to resolve an upgrade failure between versions 11.0.3 and 11.1.0.

 02407814
Fixed an issue that caused agents assigned with CPU Utilization Controls (via Tenable Vulnerability Management agent profiles) or CPU Limit % (via Tenable Nessus Manager agent profiles) to hang. 02410221 and others
Fixed an issue that prevented Windows agents from installing on Windows ARM64 in non-English environments. n/a
  • You can upgrade to the latest version of Tenable Agent from any previously supported version.
  • If your upgrade path skips versions of the Tenable Agent, Tenable recommends reviewing the release notes for all skipped versions to learn about new features and bug fixes.

  • If you are connecting to Tenable Vulnerability Management through Tenable Nessus scanners, Tenable Agents, Tenable Web App Scanning scanners, or Tenable Network Monitors (NNM) located in mainland China, you must connect through sensor.cloud.tenablecloud.cn instead of sensor.cloud.tenable.com.

Tenable Agent 11.1.0 (2026-01-21)

The following are new features included in Tenable Agent 11.1.0:

  • Enabled CPU resource controls for Linux and Windows agents in Tenable Nessus Manager versions 10.10.0 and later and Tenable Vulnerability Management.

    • This setting is now available for use in Tenable Nessus Manager versions 10.10.0 and later. For more information, see CPU Limit % in Manage Agent Profiles.

    • Tenable is scheduled to release full support for this feature in Tenable Vulnerability Management near the end of January 2026.

  • Added support for plugin download concurrency settings in Tenable Vulnerability Management. Tenable is scheduled to release full support for this feature by the end of January 2026.

The following enhancements are included in Tenable Agent 11.1.0:

  • Added agent-side logic to support an upcoming feature for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and RHEL-derivative hosts. When fully released, this feature will allow agents to download only the plugin sets required for the specific Linux distribution. Tenable is scheduled to release full support for this feature by the end of January 2026.

Bug Fix Defect ID

Reduced agent disk usage, particularly during plugin updates. This included:

  • Removed the creation and use of the plugin-attributes database.

  • Introduced a process to ensure that the agent does not attempt plugin installs if it detects there is not enough disk space on the filesystem.

  • Changed to the plugin database update and maintenance processes so that it uses less temporary disk space.

 02345320, 02369076, 02336650, 02360792, 02392889, 02388348
Signed the PowerShell scripts included in the Tenable Agent installer. 02401956

The following are supported platform updates made in Tenable Agent 11.1.0:

  • Added support for the following operating systems:

    • Windows ARM64

    • Debian 13

    • Miracle Linux 9

    • Rocky Linux 10

  • Removed support for the following operating systems:

    • Windows 32-bit

    • macOS 13

  • You can upgrade to the latest version of Tenable Agent from any previously supported version.
  • If your upgrade path skips versions of the Tenable Agent, Tenable recommends reviewing the release notes for all skipped versions to learn about new features and bug fixes.

  • If you are connecting to Tenable Vulnerability Management through Tenable Nessus scanners, Tenable Agents, Tenable Web App Scanning scanners, or Tenable Network Monitors (NNM) located in mainland China, you must connect through sensor.cloud.tenablecloud.cn instead of sensor.cloud.tenable.com.

Tenable Agent 11.0.3 (2026-01-07)

The following are new features included in Tenable Agent 11.0.3:

  • Added support for plugin download concurrency settings in Tenable Vulnerability Management. Tenable is scheduled to release full support for this feature by the end of January 2026.

The following are security updates included in Tenable Agent 11.0.3:

  • Fixed a vulnerability in the Tenable Agent Windows tray application that allowed a standard user to gain system privileges during installation or uninstallation.

    For more information, see the Tenable Product Security Advisory.

  • You can upgrade to the latest version of Tenable Agent from any previously supported version.
  • If your upgrade path skips versions of the Tenable Agent, Tenable recommends reviewing the release notes for all skipped versions to learn about new features and bug fixes.

  • If you are connecting to Tenable Vulnerability Management through Tenable Nessus scanners, Tenable Agents, Tenable Web App Scanning scanners, or Tenable Network Monitors (NNM) located in mainland China, you must connect through sensor.cloud.tenablecloud.cn instead of sensor.cloud.tenable.com.

Tenable Agent 10.9.3 (2026-01-07)

The following are security updates included in Tenable Agent 10.9.3:

  • Fixed a vulnerability in the Tenable Agent Windows tray application that allowed a standard user to gain system privileges during installation or uninstallation.

    For more information, see the Tenable Product Security Advisory.

  • You can upgrade to the latest version of Tenable Agent from any previously supported version.
  • If your upgrade path skips versions of the Tenable Agent, Tenable recommends reviewing the release notes for all skipped versions to learn about new features and bug fixes.

  • If you are connecting to Tenable Vulnerability Management through Tenable Nessus scanners, Tenable Agents, Tenable Web App Scanning scanners, or Tenable Network Monitors (NNM) located in mainland China, you must connect through sensor.cloud.tenablecloud.cn instead of sensor.cloud.tenable.com.