I have installed Nessus 10.8.3 on a Kali Linux VM, but I’m encountering issues when trying to download plugins.
Here’s the error message from the Nessus UI (browser):
Nessus
Download Failed
An unexpected error occurred while downloading plugins. This could be due to a network error, lack of disk space, or something else entirely. Please take one of the following corrective actions:
When I attempted a manual update using the command:
sudo /opt/nessus/sbin/nessuscli update –plugins-only
I received the following output:
Refreshing Nessus license information… complete; continuing with updates.
—– Fetching the newest updates from nessus.org —–
[error] Nessus Plugins: Did not get a 200 OK response from the server: HTTP/1.1 503 Service Unavailable
Nessus Plugins: Failed
Failed to update Nessus Plugins **
I’ve confirmed my network connectivity and ensured there’s enough disk space available.
Could you please assist me in resolving this issue?
Thank you.
Installation on Ubuntu and on my host.
sudo /opt/nessus/sbin/nessuscli update –plugins-only
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Answers
I have the same issue on my previously working install on a Debian ct on Proxmox, as well as a new install on Ubuntu server 24.04. I think it is a Nessus plugin server issue.
I’m with this issue too. Kali Vm too