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Nessus

Vulnerability scanner that checks hosts and network devices for known vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. A closed product from Tenable.

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OpenVASFull replacement4.9kGPL-2.0Open sourceYesRustv23.50.262026-10-06
VulsPartial12kGPL-3.0Open sourceYesGov0.41.02026-10-05

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OpenVASFull replacement

This repository contains the scanner component for Greenbone Community Edition.

Network vulnerability scanner with a daily updated feed of checks, run from your own server.

Language
Rust
Licence
GPL-2.0
Stars
4.9k
Latest
v23.50.26
Last push
2026-10-06
VulsPartial

Agent-less vulnerability scanner for Linux, FreeBSD, Container, WordPress, Programming language libraries, Network devices

Agentless vulnerability scanning of Linux and FreeBSD packages over SSH, not network services.

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Go
Licence
GPL-3.0
Stars
12k
Latest
v0.41.0
Last push
2026-10-05

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About Nessus

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Tenable

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