nvts

NVTs and NVT families.

• Toolset name: nvts

• Enabled by default: yes

• Tools: 3 (3 read-only)

Tools

openvas_get_nvt

Get NVT · read-only

Get one NVT by OID, including tags and solution details.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
oid	string	yes	NVT OID, e.g. 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.100315

openvas_list_nvt_families

List NVT families · read-only

List NVT families with their test counts. Pagination only.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
page	integer	no	Page number, 1-indexed (default 1) (min 0)
per_page	integer	no	Items per page, 1-1000 (default 25) (min 0)

openvas_search_nvts

Search NVTs · read-only

Browse the NVT (vulnerability test) catalog with typed selectors: by family, by scan config, with preferences, sorted. For free-text search across findings use openvas_list_results with a filter.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
config_id	string	no	Restrict to the NVTs selected by this scan config
family	string	no	Restrict to one NVT family, e.g. “Web Servers”
include_preference_count	boolean	no	Include each NVT’s preference count
include_preferences	boolean	no	Include preference definitions and values
include_timeout	boolean	no	Include the special timeout preference (requires config_id)
page	integer	no	Page number, 1-indexed (default 1) (min 0)
per_page	integer	no	Items per page, 1-1000 (default 25) (min 0)
preferences_config_id	string	no	Resolve preference values from this scan config
sort_field	string	no	Backend NVT field used for sorting, e.g. “name” or “cvss_base”
sort_order	string	no	Backend sort direction: ascending or descending