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Security · 2023

Credentialed macOS Scan

I created a service account on my MacBook and ran a credentialed vulnerability scan against it in Nessus. Authenticated, so it saw the real installed state of the machine.

Nessus macOS Service account

The scan

I set up a service account on the MacBook and pointed a credentialed Nessus scan at it. Credentialed means it logs in and reads the actual installed software and patch levels, rather than guessing from the outside.

What it found

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Critical
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High
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Medium
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Low
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Info

Four high-severity findings, all from an out-of-date browser. The fix was to update it.