OpenVAS

OpenVAS
Developer	Greenbone Networks GmbH
Stable release	23.50.24 / 31 August 2026 (31 August 2026)
Written in	C
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Vulnerability scanner
License	GPL
Website	www.openvas.org
Repository	github.com/greenbone/openvas-scanner

OpenVAS (Open Vulnerability Assessment Scanner, originally known as GNessUs) is the scanner component of Greenbone Vulnerability Management (GVM), a software framework of several services and tools offering vulnerability scanning and vulnerability management.

Greenbone Community Edition is free software, and most components are licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Plugins for Greenbone Vulnerability Management are written in the Nessus Attack Scripting Language, NASL. Greenbone also offer OpenVAS BASIC and OpenVAS SCAN on a subscription basis.