Is openvas-scanner still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change yesterday. Latest release v23.52.11, yesterday.

Can I trust openvas-scanner?

Widely used. 4.9k stars, 8 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install on Linux

greenbone/openvas-scanner

This repository contains the scanner component for Greenbone Community Edition.

C/C++ (CMake)#c#foo#greenbone#greenbone-community-edition

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (GPL-2.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change yesterday. Latest release v23.52.11, yesterday.
Can I trust it?: Widely used4.9k stars, 8 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Moderate
Time: about 15 min
Stars: ★ 4,936
Activity: Updated this month

Saved setup from 11 h ago

Will it work on Linux?

Yes, it installs on your Linux

A ready-made Linux download is in the latest release.

Your system

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Start here

Website ↗greenbone.github.ioThe project's own site.

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Download for Linux

v23.52.11 · 11/10/2026 ↗

scannerctl-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

binary · x64 · 33.4 MB · 7 downloads · best match

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/greenbone/openvas-scanner/releases/download/v23.52.11/scannerctl-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
chmod +x "scannerctl-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"

Other Linux downloads (3)

openvasd-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

binary · x64 · 45.5 MB · 6 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/greenbone/openvas-scanner/releases/download/v23.52.11/openvasd-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
chmod +x "openvasd-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"

openvasd-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu

binary · ARM64 · 44.9 MB · 4 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/greenbone/openvas-scanner/releases/download/v23.52.11/openvasd-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"
chmod +x "openvasd-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"

scannerctl-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu

binary · ARM64 · 33.3 MB · 4 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/greenbone/openvas-scanner/releases/download/v23.52.11/scannerctl-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"
chmod +x "scannerctl-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"

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Parts list

1×C/C++ compiler runtime
1×CMake 3.10runtime

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Good to know

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Nested projects: .docker/vendor/libpcap-1.10.6/CMakeLists.txt, .docker/vendor/libpcap-1.10.6/rpcapd/CMakeLists.txt, .docker/vendor/libpcap-1.10.6/testprogs/CMakeLists.txt, doc/CMakeLists.txt and 8 more

Details

License: GPL-2.0
Open issues: 18
Branch: main

Files we read (10)

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

.github/workflows/build.yml

.github/workflows/ci.yml

.github/workflows/integration-build.yml

.github/workflows/linting.yml

.github/workflows/package-build-on-release.yml

.github/workflows/tests.yml

CMakeLists.txt

INSTALL.md

README.md

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