Tenable Agent 2023 Release Notes

The following are new features included in Tenable Agent 10.5.0:

• Added support for differential scan reporting: a future Tenable Vulnerability Management feature.

The following enhancements are included in Tenable Agent 10.5.0:

• Improved agent plugin download logic when launching staggered scans.

The following are supported platform updates made in Tenable Agent 10.5.0:

• Added support for the following operating systems:

  • Fedora 38 and 39

  • Debian 12

  • Amazon Linux 2023

• Removed support for the following operating systems:

  • Fedora 35 and 36

  • Amazon Linux 1

  • macOS 11

• 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.

The following are security updates included in Tenable Agent 10.4.4:

• Fixed a local privilege escalation bug.

  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.

The following are security updates included in Tenable Agent 10.4.3:

• Updated OpenSSL to version 3.0.12.

  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.

The following enhancements are included in Tenable Agent 10.4.2:

• Added support for macOS 14.

• Improved the processing of known_CA.inc during plugin updates.

The following bug fixes are included in Tenable Agent 10.4.2:

• Updated OpenSSL to version 3.0.10 to address reports of vulnerable OpenSSL binary in Tenable Agent.

• 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.

The following are security updates included in Tenable Agent 10.4.1:

• Updated OpenSSL to version 3.0.9.

  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.

The following are new features included in Tenable Agent 10.4.0:

• Added a nessuscli command that allows you to install a Tenable Identity Exposure Secure Relay on a Tenable Agent. For more information, see Nessus CLI Agent Commands in the Nessus Agent User Guide.

The following are changed functionality and performance enhancements included in Tenable Agent 10.4.0:

• Improved agent behavior when Tenable Nessus Manager certificates age out.

• Improved the unzip functionality in the Tenable Nessus and Tenable Agent scanning engine.

• 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.