install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrew Caskverified · 100%

brew install --cask nessus

local Homebrew cask metadata

overview

Package summary

Vulnerability scanner

Project links

Commands and aliases

nasl
ndbg
nessuscli
nessusmgt

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for nessus. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`nasl`	binary	Homebrew cask binary	nasl
`ndbg`	binary	Homebrew cask binary	ndbg
`nessuscli`	binary	Homebrew cask binary	nessuscli
`nessusmgt`	binary	Homebrew cask binary	nessusmgt

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-04

manager version10.12.2

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.tenable.com/products/nessus

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.tenable.com/products/nessusnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	cask:nessus
Version	10.12.2
Package manager	Homebrew Cask
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/nessus
Homepage	https://www.tenable.com/products/nessus
Upstream docs	https://www.tenable.com/products/nessus
Source archive	https://www.tenable.com/downloads/api/v2/pages/nessus/files/Nessus-10.12.2.dmg
SHA-256	e322980521eca5475b9e6630faf4e54418226e30a06eb908c6a1d0b8098a1e1a
Bottle	not recorded
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	The vendor offers a free license for nessus at: https://www.tenable.com/products/nessus/nessus-essentials

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew cask API
Tap	homebrew/cask
Full Token	nessus
Names	Tenable Nessus
Artifacts	Binary 4 Pkg 1 Target 4 Uninstall 1 Zap 1
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

cross-ecosystem install command graph
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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