Tenable Nessus 2026 Release Notes

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Plugin Releases

For information about recent changes to Tenable Nessus plugins, see the Plugin Release Notes.

Tenable Nessus 10.12.0 (2026-04-23)

The following are the new features included in Tenable Nessus 10.12.0:

  • Modernized user interface with new capabilities:

    • You can now move an existing scan from a list view into a folder or directory within Tenable Nessus by using drag-and-drop functionality.

    • You can now import files by dragging a scan file (for example, a .nessus file) from your local computer and dropping it directly into Tenable Nessus.

  • Added support for OpenSSL 3.5.

  • Added support for FIPS-140.3.

  • Implemented several updates to ensure the proper use of free and paid Tenable Nessus offerings.

  • Tenable Nessus can now use Sensor Proxy to connect to Tenable Security Center versions 6.9.0 and later.

  • Added the --scan-zones parameter to the nessuscli link command and the SCAN_ZONES environment variable to the Docker run command for linking managed Tenable Nessus scanners to Tenable Security Center.

    Note: Tenable Security Center versions 6.9.0 and later will support this parameter.

The following changes are included in Tenable Nessus 10.12.0:

  • Updated API permissions to align with the permissions allowed in the user interface.

    • If you previously used unauthenticated requests to download files from Tenable Nessus, you must now authenticate those requests with a session token.

    • Removed API access to plugin rules for users with Basic permissions.

The following are security updates included in Tenable Nessus 10.12.0:

  • Fixed a vulnerability where users with Basic and Standard permissions could access Tenable Agent bug report download endpoints.

  • Fixed a vulnerability in the Windows installer to prevent unauthorized system file deletion.

    For more information, see the Tenable Product Security Advisory.

Bug Fix Defect ID
Tenable Nessus Manager cluster environments now account for recently added child nodes for triggered agent scans. 02408335
Fixed an issue where Security End of Life (SEOL) plugins did not appear in the Summary of Unsupported Software report. 02402760
Fixed an issue where custom audit details did not include a unique identifier in the policy response. 02429142
Fixed an issue where the Web App Scanning (WAS) scanner image appeared as Not Installed in the Tenable Nessus user interface. 02421575, 02430646, 02403450, 02411150
Fixed an issue where shared scans did not resume after a Tenable Nessus restart if the scan owner moved the scans to the trash folder. 02391491, 02399329, 02394553, 02392480, 02405725, 02392746
Fixed an issue that caused an increase in "Warning -- timeout expired before operation started" log messages. 02434178, 02420047
Fixed an issue that caused memory exhaustion when the Tenable Nessus QDB memory mode option is set to high. 02373541, 02409261
Fixed an issue where agents assigned to an agent profile received a core update version different from the version configured in the agent profile. 02421190
Fixed an issue where repeated API calls by Tenable Security Center could lead to memory exhaustion. 02417309
Extended the Tenable Nessus shutdown timer to prevent the cancellation of long-running cloud scanner scans. 02459324

The following are supported platform updates made in Tenable Nessus 10.12.0:

  • Added support for Windows environments running on ARM64.

  • Tenable Vulnerability Management FedRAMP environments support Tenable Nessus scanners versions 10.4.0 and later.

  • 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.

  • You can upgrade to the latest version of Tenable Nessus from any previously supported version.
  • If your upgrade path skips versions of Tenable Nessus, Tenable recommends reviewing the release notes for all skipped versions to learn about new features and bug fixes.
  • If you want your scanners to update to the newest version before the GA date automatically, set your Tenable Nessus Update Plan to Opt in to Early Access releases.
  • If you want to update your scanners to the latest version before the GA date manually, disable automatic updates so the scanner does not automatically downgrade to the previous version.

Tenable Nessus 10.11.4 (2026-04-23)

The following are security updates included in Tenable Nessus 10.11.4:

Bug Fix Defect ID
Tenable Nessus Manager cluster environments now account for recently added child nodes for triggered agent scans. 02408335
Fixed an issue that caused memory exhaustion when the Tenable Nessus QDB memory mode option is set to high. 02373541, 02409261
Fixed an issue where repeated API calls by Tenable Security Center could lead to memory exhaustion. 02417309

  • Tenable Vulnerability Management FedRAMP environments support Tenable Nessus scanners versions 10.4.0 and later.

  • 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.

  • You can upgrade to the latest version of Tenable Nessus from any previously supported version.
  • If your upgrade path skips versions of Tenable Nessus, Tenable recommends reviewing the release notes for all skipped versions to learn about new features and bug fixes.
  • If you want your scanners to update to the newest version before the GA date automatically, set your Tenable Nessus Update Plan to Opt in to Early Access releases.
  • If you want to update your scanners to the latest version before the GA date manually, disable automatic updates so the scanner does not automatically downgrade to the previous version.

Tenable Nessus 10.11.3 (2026-03-03)

The following are security updates included in Tenable Nessus 10.11.3:

  • Fixed a vulnerability that could have allowed read-only directory traversal via Tenable Nessus Manager.

    For more information, see the Tenable Product Security Advisory.

  • Tenable Vulnerability Management FedRAMP environments support Tenable Nessus scanners versions 10.4.0 and later.

  • 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.

  • You can upgrade to the latest version of Tenable Nessus from any previously supported version.
  • If your upgrade path skips versions of Tenable Nessus, Tenable recommends reviewing the release notes for all skipped versions to learn about new features and bug fixes.
  • If you want your scanners to update to the newest version before the GA date automatically, set your Tenable Nessus Update Plan to Opt in to Early Access releases.
  • If you want to update your scanners to the latest version before the GA date manually, disable automatic updates so the scanner does not automatically downgrade to the previous version.

Tenable Nessus 10.10.3 (2026-03-03)

The following are security updates included in Tenable Nessus 10.10.3:

  • Fixed a vulnerability that could have allowed read-only directory traversal via Tenable Nessus Manager.

    For more information, see the Tenable Product Security Advisory.

Bug Fix Defect ID
Fixed a resource issue that caused Tenable Nessus scanners managing triggered agent scans to fail due to out-of-memory (OOM) conditions. 02323380, 02405184, 02373541

  • Tenable Vulnerability Management FedRAMP environments support Tenable Nessus scanners versions 10.4.0 and later.

  • 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.

  • You can upgrade to the latest version of Tenable Nessus from any previously supported version.
  • If your upgrade path skips versions of Tenable Nessus, Tenable recommends reviewing the release notes for all skipped versions to learn about new features and bug fixes.
  • If you want your scanners to update to the newest version before the GA date automatically, set your Tenable Nessus Update Plan to Opt in to Early Access releases.
  • If you want to update your scanners to the latest version before the GA date manually, disable automatic updates so the scanner does not automatically downgrade to the previous version.

Tenable Nessus 10.11.2 (2026-02-05)

The following are security updates included in Tenable Nessus 10.11.2:

Bug Fix Defect ID
Fixed an issue where Tenable Nessus could not open certain types of encrypted databases due to a library error. 02356543, 02365965, 02367799, 02367688, 02358879, 02362906, 02371766, 02376309, 02372025, 02374689, 02386800, 02383334, 02390124, 02391685, 02397672, 02396877, 02398929, 02395165, 02399281
Fixed an issue where agents could fail to download plugins from Tenable Nessus Manager. 02411671, 02415046, 02414585, 02410119, 02412629

  • Tenable Vulnerability Management FedRAMP environments support Tenable Nessus scanners versions 10.4.0 and later.

  • 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.

  • You can upgrade to the latest version of Tenable Nessus from any previously supported version.
  • If your upgrade path skips versions of Tenable Nessus, Tenable recommends reviewing the release notes for all skipped versions to learn about new features and bug fixes.
  • If you want your scanners to update to the newest version before the GA date automatically, set your Tenable Nessus Update Plan to Opt in to Early Access releases.
  • If you want to update your scanners to the latest version before the GA date manually, disable automatic updates so the scanner does not automatically downgrade to the previous version.

Tenable Nessus 10.10.2 (2026-02-05)

The following are security updates included in Tenable Nessus 10.10.2:

Bug Fix Defect ID
Fixed an issue where Tenable Nessus could not open certain types of encrypted databases due to a library error. 02356543, 02365965, 02367799, 02367688, 02358879, 02362906, 02371766, 02376309, 02372025, 02374689, 02386800, 02383334, 02390124, 02391685, 02397672, 02396877, 02398929, 02395165, 02399281

  • Using the MSI installer to upgrade to a newer version of Tenable Nessus for Windows that contains older .dll files will result in an installation failure. Install the latest version of Tenable Nessus to resolve this.

  • Tenable Vulnerability Management FedRAMP environments support Tenable Nessus scanners versions 10.4.0 and later.

  • 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.

  • You can upgrade to the latest version of Tenable Nessus from any previously supported version.
  • If your upgrade path skips versions of Tenable Nessus, Tenable recommends reviewing the release notes for all skipped versions to learn about new features and bug fixes.
  • If you want your scanners to update to the newest version before the GA date automatically, set your Tenable Nessus Update Plan to Opt in to Early Access releases.
  • If you want to update your scanners to the latest version before the GA date manually, disable automatic updates so the scanner does not automatically downgrade to the previous version.