// SOC Portfolio — Lab 28

Nessus Vulnerability Scan

Basic network scan of localhost using Nessus Essentials 10.12.0

Date: May 10, 2026
Tool: Nessus Essentials 10.12.0
Target: 127.0.0.1
Policy: Basic Network Scan
Duration: 7 minutes

Scan Summary

1Host Scanned
111Total Instances
24Unique Findings
0Critical / High
24Info Findings

Environment

FieldDetail
ScannerNessus Essentials 10.12.0
Scan NameRTR-Lab28-Basic-Network-Scan
Target127.0.0.1 (localhost)
PolicyBasic Network Scan
Severity BaseCVSS v3.0
Scanner TypeLocal Scanner
StartToday at 6:39 PM
EndToday at 6:47 PM
Elapsed7 minutes

Key Findings

SeverityFindingFamilyCount
INFOSMB (Multiple Issues)Windows5
INFOHTTP (Multiple Issues)Web Servers2
INFOSSL (Multiple Issues)General2
INFOTLS (Multiple Issues)General2
INFONetstat Portscanner (SSH)Port Scanners69
INFODCE Services EnumerationWindows8
INFOService DetectionService Detection5
INFOSSL Cipher Suites SupportedGeneral1
INFOCommon Platform EnumerationGeneral1
INFODevice TypeGeneral1
INFOHost Fully Qualified Domain NameGeneral1
INFOMicrosoft Windows NTLMSSPWindows1

Vulnerability Detail — Plugin #21643

FieldDetail
Plugin ID21643
NameSSL Cipher Suites Supported
SeverityINFO
FamilyGeneral
Risk FactorNone
Port8834 / tcp / www
Host127.0.0.1
PublishedJune 5, 2006
ModifiedSeptember 11, 2024

Analysis

All 24 unique findings returned an Info severity rating, meaning no exploitable vulnerabilities were detected on the localhost target. Info-level findings enumerate the attack surface — open ports, running services, SSL configurations, and system metadata — without indicating active risk.

The high instance count (111) relative to unique findings (24) reflects multiple plugin instances firing across different ports and services. For example, Netstat Portscanner alone detected 69 open connections.

Key observations:

Screenshots

Vulnerabilities List
Vulnerabilities tab — 24 unique findings
Hosts Overview
Hosts tab — 127.0.0.1 with 111 instances
Vulnerabilities List Bottom
Vulnerabilities list — bottom of findings
Vulnerability Detail
Plugin #21643 — SSL Cipher Suites Supported detail view

Outcome

> Nessus Essentials installed and configured successfully
> Basic Network Scan executed against 127.0.0.1
> 24 unique findings identified across 111 total instances
> All findings: Info severity — no exploitable vulnerabilities detected
> Clean baseline scan complete — Lab 28 confirmed