Export Scan Results
Required Tenable Vulnerability Management User Role: Basic, Scan Operator, Standard, Scan Manager, or Administrator
Required Tenable Web App Scanning User Role: Basic, Scan Operator, Standard, Scan Manager, or Administrator
Required Scan Permissions: Can View
You can export both imported scan results and results that Tenable Vulnerability Management collects directly from scanners.
Tenable Vulnerability Management retains individual scan results until the results are 15 months old.
Note: For archived scan results (that is, results older than 35 days), the export format is limited to .nessus and .csv files.
Note: When a scan is actively running, the Export button does not appear in the Tenable Vulnerability Management interface. Wait until the scan completes, then export the scan results.
To export results for an individual scan in the new interface:
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In the upper-left corner, click the
button.
The left navigation plane appears.
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Do one of the following:
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In the left navigation plane, in the Vulnerability Management section, click Scans.
The Scans page appears.
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In the left navigation plane, in the Web App Scanning section, click Scans.
The Tenable Web App Scanning Scans page appears.
Note: If your Tenable Web App Scanning license expires, your web application scans no longer appear in the scans table.
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In the Folders section, click a folder to load the scans you want to view.
The scans table updates to display the scans in the folder you selected.
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Do one of the following:
Location Scope of Export Scans table -
In the scans table, roll over the scan you want to export.
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Click the
button.
A menu appears.
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Click
Export.
The Export plane appears.
Note: You cannot export scan results from the Scans table if the scan has multiple targets. For scans with multiple targets, you can export scan results for each target from the Scan Details page.
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In the scans table, click the scan you want to export.
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In the upper-right corner, click
Export.
The Export plane appears.
Note: The
Export button is not available on the History tab because you cannot export multiple scan histories at the same time. To export a scan history, click the
button next to the history that you want to export, then click
Export.
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Select an export format:
Format Description Supported for Archived Scan Results Tenable Vulnerability Management Scans PDF - Custom An Adobe .pdf file.
Note:Tenable Vulnerability Management cannot export PDF files with more than 400,000 individual scan results.
No PDF - Executive Summary An Adobe .pdf file.
Note:Tenable Vulnerability Management cannot export PDF files with more than 400,000 individual scan results.
No HTML - Custom A web-based .html file.
Note:Tenable Vulnerability Management cannot export HTML files with more than 400,000 individual scan results.
No HTML - Executive Summary A web-based .html file.
Note:Tenable Vulnerability Management cannot export HTML files with more than 400,000 individual scan results.
No Nessus A .nessus file in XML format that contains the list of targets, scan settings defined by the user, and scan results. Password credentials are stripped so they are not exported as plain text in the XML. If you import a .nessus file as a user-defined scan template, you must re-apply your passwords to any credentials.
Note: To learn more about the .nessus file format, see Nessus File Format.
Yes CSV A .csv text file with only scan results.
Note: When exporting scan results as a .csv file, the severities always display CVSSv2 scores regardless of your configured severity metric.
Yes Tenable Web App Scanning Scans HTML A web-based .html file that contains the list of targets, scan results, and scan notes. n/a PDF An Adobe .pdf file that contains the list of targets, scan results, and scan notes.
Note:Tenable Vulnerability Management cannot export PDF files with more than 400,000 individual scan results.
n/a Nessus A .nessus file in XML format that contains the list of targets, scan settings defined by the user, and scan results. Password credentials are stripped so they are not exported as plain text in the XML.
n/a CSV A .csv text file with only scan results. n/a JSON A .json file that contains the list of targets, scan settings defined by the user, scan results, and scan notes. Password credentials are stripped so they are not exported as plain text in the .json file. n/a -
For Tenable Vulnerability Management scans, if you select the PDF - Custom or HTML - Custom formats:
- Retain the default Data setting (Vulnerabilities selected).
- Select either Assets or Plugin from the Group By list, depending on how you want to group the scan results in the export file.
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Click Export.
Tenable Vulnerability Management generates the export file. Depending on your browser settings, your browser may automatically download the export file to your computer, or may prompt you to confirm the download before continuing.