OpenVAS

E192908

free and open-source software network security tool security software vulnerability scanner

OpenVAS is an open-source vulnerability scanning and management framework used to assess and improve the security of computer networks and systems.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Greenbone Networks	1
Greenbone Vulnerability Management	1
Greenbone community	1
Jetpack Scan	1
OpenVAS canonical	1
OpenVAS CLI	1
OpenVAS Manager	1
OpenVAS Scanner	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1717795 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: OpenVAS
Context triple: [Kali Linux, includesTool, OpenVAS]

A. Checkmarx
Checkmarx is a cybersecurity company specializing in application security testing solutions that help organizations identify and remediate vulnerabilities in their software code.
B. CSAF
CSAF is the acronym for the highest-ranking officer and principal military advisor in the United States Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
C. SolarWinds
SolarWinds is an American software company best known for its IT infrastructure management tools and for being at the center of a major 2020 supply-chain cyberattack.
D. Kali Linux
Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution specifically designed for digital forensics and penetration testing, widely used by security professionals and ethical hackers.
E. Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation tools
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation tools are cybersecurity solutions that provide ongoing monitoring, vulnerability management, and risk assessment to help organizations strengthen and maintain their security posture.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: OpenVAS
Target entity description: OpenVAS is an open-source vulnerability scanning and management framework used to assess and improve the security of computer networks and systems.

A. Checkmarx
Checkmarx is a cybersecurity company specializing in application security testing solutions that help organizations identify and remediate vulnerabilities in their software code.
B. CSAF
CSAF is the acronym for the highest-ranking officer and principal military advisor in the United States Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
C. SolarWinds
SolarWinds is an American software company best known for its IT infrastructure management tools and for being at the center of a major 2020 supply-chain cyberattack.
D. Kali Linux
Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution specifically designed for digital forensics and penetration testing, widely used by security professionals and ethical hackers.
E. Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation tools
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation tools are cybersecurity solutions that provide ongoing monitoring, vulnerability management, and risk assessment to help organizations strengthen and maintain their security posture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	free and open-source software ⓘ network security tool ⓘ security software ⓘ vulnerability scanner ⓘ
basedOn	Nessus 2 code base ⓘ
category	vulnerability scanning framework ⓘ
componentOf	Greenbone Vulnerability Management ⓘ linked to: OpenVAS
developer	Greenbone Networks ⓘ linked to: OpenVAS
domain	cybersecurity ⓘ network security ⓘ vulnerability assessment ⓘ
hasComponent	Greenbone Security Assistant ⓘ Greenbone Security Feed ⓘ OpenVAS CLI ⓘ linked to: OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager ⓘ linked to: OpenVAS OpenVAS Scanner ⓘ linked to: OpenVAS
license	GNU General Public License ⓘ
maintainer	Greenbone community ⓘ linked to: OpenVAS
operatingSystem	Linux ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ
previousName	GNessUs ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C ⓘ Python ⓘ
repository	https://github.com/greenbone/openvas ⓘ
supports	CVE-based vulnerability detection ⓘ CVSS scoring ⓘ NVTs (Network Vulnerability Tests) ⓘ authenticated scanning ⓘ network vulnerability scanning ⓘ report generation ⓘ scheduled scans ⓘ security assessment ⓘ unauthenticated scanning ⓘ vulnerability management ⓘ
supportsAuthenticationMethod	SMB ⓘ SNMP ⓘ SSH ⓘ TLS ⓘ
supportsIntegrationWith	security information and event management systems ⓘ ticketing systems ⓘ
supportsOutputFormat	CSV reports ⓘ HTML reports ⓘ PDF reports ⓘ XML reports ⓘ
usedFor	assessing security of computer networks ⓘ assessing security of computer systems ⓘ compliance checking ⓘ identifying known vulnerabilities ⓘ
usesProtocol	OpenVAS Management Protocol ⓘ OpenVAS Transfer Protocol ⓘ linked to: TAXII

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kali Linux → includesTool → OpenVAS ⓘ

Jetpack → hasComponent → Jetpack Scan ⓘ

linked to: OpenVAS

OpenVAS → developer → Greenbone Networks ⓘ

linked to: OpenVAS

OpenVAS → componentOf → Greenbone Vulnerability Management ⓘ

linked to: OpenVAS

OpenVAS → hasComponent → OpenVAS Scanner ⓘ

linked to: OpenVAS

OpenVAS → hasComponent → OpenVAS Manager ⓘ

linked to: OpenVAS

OpenVAS → hasComponent → OpenVAS CLI ⓘ

linked to: OpenVAS

OpenVAS → maintainer → Greenbone community ⓘ

linked to: OpenVAS

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