{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":8369,"path":"delta-xanadu-australia/australia-xanadu-vulnerabilityresponse-release-notes.md","title":"Combined Vulnerability Response release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Australia","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Combined Vulnerability Response release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Australia\n\nConsolidated page of all release notes for Vulnerability Response from Xanadu to Australia.\n\n## How to use this page\n\nTo help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Vulnerability Response release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Xanadu to Australia.\n\n**Tip:** If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says \"No updates for this release.\"\n\n## Important information for upgrading Vulnerability Response to Australia\n\nBefore you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.\n\n<table class=\"custom-rows\"><thead><tr><th class=\"filter\">\n\nRelease\n\n</th><th>\n\nRelease notes\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nXanadu\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nYokohama\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nZurich\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   **Upgrade information**\n\nStarting with Zurich, Patch 12, Now Assist for Vulnerability Response is being prepared for future deprecation. It will be hidden and no longer installed on new instances but will continue to be supported. For details, see the [Deprecation Process \\[KB0867184\\]](https://support.servicenow.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0867184) article in the Now Support Knowledge Base. The change is reflected in the name of ServiceNow® products, including Now Assist for Vulnerability Response which is called ServiceNow Otto for Unified Security Exposure Management with these enhancements for the new AI experience. See [ServiceNow Otto for Unified Security Exposure Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=now-assist-for-usem-landing-ties&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.\n\nIf you're currently using Vulnerability Response, and you do not intend to upgrade to Unified Security Exposure Management \\(USEM\\), install a version below v30.x of Vulnerability Response and for upgrades to supported third-party integration applications.\n\nThe Missing Assets \\[sn\\_vul\\_wiz\\_missing\\_asset\\] table used for storing assets imported by the backfill integrations for the [Vulnerability Response Integration with Wiz](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-wiz-exploring-host-cf&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) is deprecated. If you're currently using the Vulnerability Response with Wiz integrations, after updating to new version 1.1, backdate any of your existing Wiz primary integrations by three days and run them. Review more information about the Wiz integration at [SecOps articles on the Security Operations Community](https://www.servicenow.com/community/secops-articles/announcement-wiz-integration-with-servicenow-secops/ta-p/3325055).\n\nFor more information about the released versions of the Vulnerability Response application and the third-party and ServiceNow applications that are compatible with the Zurich release, see the [Vulnerability Response Compatibility Matrix and Release Schema Changes \\[KB0856498\\]](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0856498) article in the Now Support Knowledge Base.\n\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nAustralia\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   **Upgrade information**\n\nStarting with Australia Patch 5, Now Assist for Vulnerability Response is being prepared for future deprecation. It will be hidden and no longer installed on new instances but will continue to be supported. For details, see the [Deprecation Process \\[KB0867184\\]](https://support.servicenow.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0867184) article in the Now Support Knowledge Base.\n\nServiceNow Otto® is the new AI experience brand. This change is reflected in the name of ServiceNow products, including the Now Assist for Vulnerability Response product name, which will be replaced with ServiceNow Otto for Unified Security Exposure Management. Your product entitlements remain unchanged. Check your entitlements to determine your access to specific features.\n\nIf you're currently using Vulnerability Response, and you do not intend to upgrade to Unified Security Exposure Management \\(USEM\\), install a version below v30.x of Vulnerability Response and for upgrades to supported third-party integration applications.\n\nFor more information about the released versions of the Vulnerability Response application as well as the third-party and ServiceNow applications that are compatible with the Australia release, see the [Vulnerability Response Compatibility Matrix and Release Schema Changes \\[KB0856498\\]](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0856498) article in the Now Support Knowledge Base\n\nStarting with the Australia release, the Patch update and Collection fields on patch deployment records for the Microsoft SCCM and HCL BigFix Patch Orchestration integrations are deprecated in favor of new multi-value Patch updates and Collections fields, which support deploying more than one patch to more than one collection or computer group in a single deployment. Existing values in the deprecated fields are automatically migrated to the new fields during the upgrade. The deprecated fields remain on the form but are no longer used to create new deployments.\n\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>## New features\n\nBetween your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Vulnerability Response.\n\n<table class=\"custom-rows\"><thead><tr><th class=\"filter\">\n\nRelease\n\n</th><th>\n\nRelease notes\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nXanadu\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   **[Identify Wiz Resource Types for import](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=wiz-assets-resources-tab&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nIdentify the Resource Types \\(assets\\) that are reported by Wiz that you want to import with the Wiz Integration Resource Type configuration page in your ServiceNow AI Platform instance.\n\nThe Resource Types that you select apply to all the primary Wiz vulnerability and compliance integrations except the Wiz Container Vulnerability Integration. See the [Wiz Vulnerability Response Integrations](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-wiz-exploring-host-cf&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) for more information about the vulnerability and compliance integrations.\n\n-   **[Wiz Backfill Integrations](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=wiz-backfill&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nRetrieve and process data stored on the Wiz Missing Assets \\[sn\\_vul\\_wiz\\_missing\\_asset\\] table for assets that were not processed by the primary Host Vulnerability Integration with a specialized Wiz Backfill Integration.\n\nThe Host Vulnerability Backfill Integration is activated by default.\n\n**Note:** The Wiz Asset Integration and the Wiz Container Vulnerability Integration do not have backfill integrations. The Wiz Asset Integration can discover assets and create and update discovered item records on the Discovered item \\[sn\\_sec\\_cmn\\_src\\_ci\\] table. The Wiz Container Vulnerability Integration imports and processes discovered container image records.\n\n-   **[Create solutions from scanners](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vuln-solution-mgmt&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, solution records can now be configured to be created from scanners such as Tenable, Qualys, and Microsoft Threat and Vulnerability Management \\(MS TVM\\). These solutions are set as preferred in the absence of options from software vendors.\n\n-   **[Activate or deactivate CVEs for exposure assessment](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-ws-activate-deactivate-cves&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with version 4.0.1 of Vulnerability Exposure Assessment, if a Common Vulnerability Entry \\(CVE\\) has not been updated or had vulnerable items \\(VITs\\) created in the past 30 days, the exposure assessment record for that CVE is automatically marked as inactive. However, you can manually activate or deactivate these records. Additionally, the scheduled job **Check potential vulnerability**exposure regularly scans for such CVEs to designate them as inactive. If there is an update, it marks them as active.\n\n-   **[Split detections from Tenable and Microsoft TVM scanners](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vuln_integrations&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, you can split the detections from Tenable and Microsoft Threat and Vulnerability Management \\(MS TVM\\) scanners, enabling the creation of a unique vulnerable item \\(VIT\\) for each detected vulnerability instance. This split enables the assignment of VITs to various remediation teams, enhancing the management and tracking of vulnerabilities. \n\n-   **[New Properties module](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=installed-with-vr&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, a new **Properties** module has been added to the navigation menu under the **Administration** section. This module enables direct modification of the values, offering a user-friendly method to manage and update system properties directly from the interface.\n\n-   **[Deletion of classification rules and application on discovered items](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=delete-vulnerability-classification-rule&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, if a classification rule is deleted or deactivated, it’s no longer applied to the discovered item and the data in the **Classification** and **Classification\\_type** fields get cleared.\n\n-   **[Exceptions for CI creation](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=ci-creation-using-IRE&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, if Identification and Reconciliation engine \\(IRE\\) encounters exceptions that prevent the creation of configuration items \\(CIs\\), the specifics of these exceptions are recorded in the Additional Information field.\n\n-   **[View configuration item history](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=reapply-discovered-items-ci-changes&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, you can view the updates to a CI in the Discovered Item table. Information including the previous CI, the updated CI, and the user who made the changes is documented in the Audit History related list.\n\n-   **[Customize the calculation of Age and Age closed values of a vulnerable item](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vulnerable-item-fields&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, the Age and Age Closed durations of a Vulnerable Item can be configured to be calculated from the date in the Created, Opened, or First Found fields.\n\n-   **Open the search results in the [Vulnerability Manager Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vmws-change-app-scope-search&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) or [IT Remediation Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=itr-ws-change-app-scope-search&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) rather than the Classic UI**\n\nStarting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, automatically open your search results in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace or IT Remediation Workspace rather than the Classic UI, by adjusting the application scope in the unified navigation bar to Vulnerability Manager Workspace or IT Remediation Workspace respectively. These application scopes are available to you based on your assigned role.\n\n-   **[Vulnerability Manager Workspace access to the sn\\_vul.read\\_all role](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=installed-with-vr&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, as a user with the sn\\_vul.read\\_all role, you can view the host vulnerable items in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.\n\n-   **[IT Remediation Workspace access to the sn\\_vul.read\\_assigned role](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=installed-with-vr&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, as a user with the sn\\_vul.read\\_assigned role, you can view the host vulnerable items assigned to you and your assignment groups in the IT Remediation Workspace and remediate them.\n\n-   **Navigate to the List page in the [Vulnerability Manager Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vmws-list-page&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) or [IT Remediation Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=itr-ws-list-page&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) by selecting the links from the All menu**\n\nStarting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, when you enable the 'sn\\_vul\\_cmn\\_ws.navigate\\_to\\_workspace' system property, selecting predefined filter links in the Vulnerability Response module from the 'All' menu will automatically open these links in the List page in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace or IT Remediation Workspace based on your role.\n\n-   **Hide the record count on the Host Vulnerable Items list in the [Vulnerability Manager Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vmws-list-page&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) and [IT Remediation Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=itr-ws-list-page&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, you can hide the record count on the lists in the List page of the Vulnerability Manager Workspace and IT Remediation Workspace by adding the table names to the **glide.ui.list.seismic.omit.count** system property.\n\n-   **[Enable automatic refresh for the Home page dashboard in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vmws-home-page-create-filter&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, when creating and editing filters in the Host Vulnerabilities tab on the Home page of the Vulnerability Manager Workspace, you can configure the widgets to refresh automatically. Otherwise, you can manually refresh the widgets by selecting the **Refresh** button on the Host Vulnerabilities tab.\n\n-   **[Re-evaluating remediation properties for all records in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vmws-reevaluate-remediation-parameters&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, you can evaluate the remediation properties for all the Vulnerable Items from the Host Vulnerable Items list by selecting the **All items** option in the **Record selection** field of the Re-evaluate remediation properties modal in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.\n\n-   **[Reevaluate the remediation properties for vulnerable items in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vmws-reevaluate-remediation-parameters&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nSelect the vulnerable items conditionally for reevaluating the following remediation properties in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace:\n\n    -   Assignments\n    -   Remediation tasks\n    -   Remediation target date\n    -   Exceptions \\(Vulnerability Response v24.0.6\\)\n    -   Risk score\n-   **[Navigate to the Exposure Assessment page in workspaces from the All menu](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr_sw_expsure_task&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nWith the Vulnerability Response Pro or Enterprise subscription, you’re redirected to the Exposure Assessment page in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace or Vulnerability Assessment Workspace based on your role, on selecting the Exposure Assessment link in the All menu.\n\n-   **[Common Security Advisory Framework \\(CSAF\\) scanner mapping is optional](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=import-csaf-file&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nThe Scanner mapping field is now optional for the following Common Security Advisory Framework \\(CSAF\\) import methods:\n\n    -   File import\n    -   Advisories\n    -   CSAF URL\n-   **[Multiple vendors supported for CSAF through Rolie feed](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=import-csaf-url&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nImport vulnerability solutions from CSAF aggregators or trusted providers via URL import supporting Resource-Oriented Lightweight Information Exchange \\(ROLIE\\) feed. These vulnerability solutions are automatically mapped to the correct vendor and vulnerable items \\(VITs\\) based on the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures \\(CVEs\\).\n\n-   **[Enhanced processing performance of scheduled job](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=installed-with-vr&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nThe **Rollup vulnerable item values to vulnerability and group** scheduled job is enhanced to create background jobs with multithreading capabilities. This upgrade involves segmenting the job into several smaller child jobs, which are executed either in parallel or concurrently. This modification enables processing of multiple records simultaneously, thus significantly speeding up the overall task.\n\n-   **[Workflow deprecation and replacement by flow designer](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=cj-common-vuln-tasks&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nThe following workflows have been deprecated and replaced by the flow designer:\n\n    -   Exception Rule State Approval\n    -   Remediation Task State Approval\n    -   Vulnerability Response - Scan Vulnerability\n    -   Vulnerable Item State Approval\n    -   Vulnerability Response - Scan Vulnerable Item\n.\n\n-   **[Risk score updates in the Notes section](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vuln-calculators-rules&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nAccess information on how an item's risk score is adjusted according to modifications in the vulnerability calculators. These details are available in the Notes section and include:\n\n    -   Calculator group name\n    -   Calculator name\n    -   Field values along with their weightage and impact on the risk score\n    -   Final risk score\n-   **[Vulnerability Crisis Management \\(VCM\\) is available as a separate subscription in the store](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vulnerability-crisis-management&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v1.0.1 of Vulnerability Crisis Management, the application is available as a separate subscription in the store. You can access Vulnerability Crisis Management from the Vulnerability Assessment workspace only if you have fine- grained entitlement or have installed the application from the store. Previously, Vulnerability Crisis Management was included with the Vulnerability Emergency Response plugin.\n\n-   **[Vulnerability Exposure Response is renamed as Vulnerability Exposure Assessment](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-ws-exposure-assessment&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v3.2.2, the Vulnerability Emergency Response plugin has been renamed as Vulnerability Exposure Assessment.\n\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nYokohama\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   **[Identify Wiz Resource Types for import](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=wiz-assets-resources-tab&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nIdentify the Resource Types \\(assets\\) that are reported by Wiz that you want to import with the Wiz Integration Resource Type configuration page in your ServiceNow AI Platform instance.\n\nThe Resource Types that you select apply to all the primary Wiz vulnerability and compliance integrations except the Wiz Container Vulnerability Integration. See the [Wiz Vulnerability Response Integrations](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-wiz-exploring-host-cf&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) for more information about the vulnerability and compliance integrations.\n\n-   **[Wiz Backfill Integrations](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=wiz-backfill&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nRetrieve and process data stored on the Wiz Missing Assets \\[sn\\_vul\\_wiz\\_missing\\_asset\\] table for assets that were not processed by the primary Host Vulnerability Integration with a specialized Wiz Backfill Integration.\n\nThe Host Vulnerability Backfill Integration is activated by default.\n\n**Note:** The Wiz Asset Integration and the Wiz Container Vulnerability Integration do not have backfill integrations. The Wiz Asset Integration can discover assets and create and update discovered item records on the Discovered item \\[sn\\_sec\\_cmn\\_src\\_ci\\] table. The Wiz Container Vulnerability Integration imports and processes discovered container image records.\n\n\n -   **[Create host remediation tasks manually in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vmws-create-remediation-task&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nWith the sn\\_vul.vulnerability\\_analyst or sn\\_vul.vulnerability\\_admin role, you can create host remediation tasks manually by selecting some or all the records in the Host vulnerable items’ lists in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace. These records are grouped into one or more remediation tasks according to the grouping criteria selected while creating host remediation tasks.\n\n-   **[Create host remediation tasks manually in the IT Remediation Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=itr-ws-create-remediation-task&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nWith the sn\\_vul.remediation\\_owner role, you can create host remediation tasks manually by selecting desired records in the Host vulnerable items’ lists in the IT Remediation Workspace. These records are grouped into one or more remediation tasks according to the grouping criteria selected while creating host remediation tasks.\n\n-   **[Questionnaire Support in Exception Management via Smart Assessment](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-exception-management-smart-assessment&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nConfigure advanced questionnaires as part of the exception management process using Smart Assessment. This enhancement allows remediation owners to provide detailed context for exception requests and enables approvers to configure conditional questions to gather information for informed decision making.\n\n    -   Collaboration and streamlined approval: Facilitate collaboration between your vulnerability management and remediation teams by streamlining the approval process with clear and complete exception justifications.\n    -   Mandatory questionnaires: Block the submission of exception requests until mandatory questionnaires are completed. If a questionnaire is marked as mandatory, the test results and its associated remediation tasks remain in the 'Open' state until the questionnaire is completed and submitted.\n    -   If the questionnaire is incomplete, the state change approval record is saved as 'Draft'. Only after completing the questionnaire can the user submit the exception request, which will then move the test results or remediation tasks to the 'In Review' state.\n-   **[Lookup rules enhancements](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=working-unmatched-cis&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nWhen you reapply Lookup rules, Discovered items \\(DIs\\) that have been inactive for more than 90 days are ignored. These Discovered items \\(DIs\\) are also excluded from licensing considerations. Removing them from the lookup logic can improve performance and reduce processing time.\n\n    -   Background job enhancements: New fields have been added to help you view successfully evaluate records, the time taken for processing, the time remaining, and an estimated number of records.\n    -   Improved accuracy for non-CSDM Vulnerability Response users: A system property \\(sn\\_sec\\_cmn.ci\\_lifecycle\\_status\\_source\\) has been introduced to help users who do not follow Common Service Data Model \\(CSDM\\) standards. This property ensures that Discovered items \\(DIs\\) and associated VITs are properly marked as Decommissioned and are excluded from the CI Lookup. Additionally, the Retired Configuration Items PA indicator has been updated to accurately reflect CIs based on the decommissioning flags.\n    -   The scheduled job to create reconcile unmatched discovered items feature is deprecated. You can \"Reapply Look up Rules\" for selected or filtered items in the discovered items table view.\n-   **[Tenable.cs integrations with the Vulnerability Response and Container Vulnerability Response application](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=tenable-cs-integrations-list&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nThe Vulnerability Response Integration with Tenable application now supports data ingestion from Tenable.cs, enabling you to bring in cloud and container vulnerabilities directly into ServiceNow. This integration enhances your ability to prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities identified in Tenable cloud resources and container images. Key capabilities are:\n\n    -   Importing vulnerabilities discovered by Tenable.cs in cloud hosts and container images into ServiceNow automatically.\n    -   Enabling remediation workflows to triage, assign, and resolve the most critical vulnerabilities across cloud-native and containerized environments.\n    -   Using the Setup Assistant to easily configure credentials and integration parameters—get started with minimal manual setup.\n    -   Scheduling jobs to run periodically to import findings from Tenable.cs, create vulnerable items \\(for cloud hosts\\), create container vulnerable items and associate them with the relevant cloud resources and container image records.\n-   **[Assess vulnerability exposure by publisher](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-ws-exposure-publisher&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v5.0 of Vulnerability Exposure Assessment, a publisher-based assessment is introduced that enables you to assess the vulnerability impact by vendor. For example, Microsoft, and Red Hat. By focusing on recently disclosed vulnerabilities from critical vendors, you can prioritize remediation and proactively address threats, improving your overall security posture.\n\n-   **[View risk score details of a vulnerable item in the Work notes section](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vuln-calculators-rules&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v25.0.3 of Vulnerability Response, the system property **sn\\_sec\\_cmn.risk\\_score\\_changes\\_add\\_worknotes** is inactive by default. If you enable it, only then you can see all the changes related to the risk score of a vulnerable item in the Work notes section. Additionally, the work notes are updated only if there’s a change in the risk score.\n\n-   **[Quick Start Tests for Vulnerability Response](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=available-quick-start-tests&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nAfter upgrades and deployments of new applications or integrations, run quick start tests to verify that Vulnerability Response works as expected. If you customized Vulnerability Response, copy the quick start tests and configure them for your customizations.\n\n-   **[Enhancements to exception rules handling](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=direct-deferral-of-vits-by-exception-rules-without-remediation-task-creation&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**\n    -   Exception rules are reevaluated with nightly scheduled jobs.\n    -   Vulnerable items that no longer match exception rule conditions are unlinked from remediation tasks.\n    -   A deferred vulnerable item \\(VIT\\) is reopened if it doesn’t match any active exception rules.\n    -   Exception rules don’t create remediation tasks. VITs are deferred directly and aren’t associated with a remediation task.\n-   **[Tenable's endpoint scanning integration](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=tenable-io-integrations-list&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nSupport for Tenable's endpoint scanning integration to retrieve scan metadata. The integration fetches scan details using the last\\_schedule\\_id from existing asset data in Tenable.io.\n\n-   **Reopened Count field on vulnerable items**\n\nAdded the Reopened Count field on vulnerable items to track the number of times their states change from 'Closed' to 'Open' or to 'Active'.\n\n-   **[Out-of-the-box vendor advisories via Common Security Advisory Framework \\(CSAF\\) integration](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vuln-solution-mgmt&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nThe following vendor advisories are configured out-of-the-box and are automatically activated when the Solution Management plugin is enabled: Redhat and Suse.\n\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nZurich\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   **[Remediation task rule execution mode](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sem-grouping-multiple-findings-remediation-tasks-processing&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nYou can now choose how remediation task rules are evaluated during ingestion. The new Match First execution mode evaluates rules sequentially and applies only the first matching rule, assigning each finding to exactly one remediation task. The default Match All mode continues to evaluate all applicable rules.\n\n-   **[Unified Microsoft Defender Integration for Security Exposure Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=mstvm-integration&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nThe Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Threat and Vulnerability Management \\(MS TVM\\) integrations are now consolidated into a single plugin, Microsoft Defender Integration for Security Exposure Management. the standalone Microsoft Defender for Cloud Integration application is deprecated. The unified plugin also introduces container image vulnerability ingestion from Microsoft Defender for Cloud, creating Container Vulnerable items on your instance. The deprecated application are supported through a guided migration path to transfer existing data to the unified plugin.\n\n-   **[Optimized Tenable.io Compliance Results ingestion](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=tenable-io-integrations-list&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v 6.1.3, the Tenable.io Compliance Results Integration is replaced by the Tenable.io Fixed Compliance Results Integration and Tenable.io Open Compliance Results Integration. Compliance results are now imported based on their status, optimizing ingestion performance and scalability for environments with large volumes of compliance data while keeping remediation and compliance tracking aligned with the current state of findings.\n\n-   **[Improved vulnerability assessment workflows](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-ws-vuln-assessment&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n    -   CI filtering for vulnerability assessments: You can now filter which configuration items are included in a vulnerability assessment using a condition builder.\n    -   Business Application population on AVITs: AVITs created from SBOM assessment results now include Business Application information, helping you understand application impact and prioritize remediation.\n    -   Priority roll‑down from vulnerability assessments: Updates to the priority of a vulnerability assessment now automatically roll down to associated VITs and AVITs, ensuring consistent prioritization based on the highest severity.\n-   **[Enhanced Compensatory controls](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=requesting-approving-risk-reduction&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nWhen new vulnerable items are ingested and associated with a remediation task that already has an approved compensating control, the reduced risk rating is now automatically inherited by those new vulnerable items.\n\n\n -   **[Qualys Integration – API enhancements](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=qualys-rest-messages&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nQualys Integration has been upgraded to support newer Qualys API versions across Host Detection, Host List, Knowledgebase, PC Controls, PC Policies, and PCRS integrations. The integrations now ingest additional data fields, including vulnerability detection source, authentication privilege status, active status for controls and policies, and cloud metadata, giving you better visibility into your vulnerability and compliance data.\n\n\n -   **[Enhancements to the Wiz Vulnerability Response Integration](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-wiz-exploring-host-cf&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n    -   The Universally Unique Identifier \\(UUID\\) that identifies detections for the Wiz Host Vulnerability integration will be mapped to a detection key.\n\n**Note:** This enhancement is supported for new customers only.\n\nFor existing customers, the detection key for the Wiz Host Vulnerability integration is created using the combination of vulnerability, asset\\_id, and proof.\n\n    -   You can configure the **First** parameter for the Wiz Asset Integration to help you resolve 504 errors. You can reduce the page size if you're having memory issues or generating errors. The default value is 500.\n\n -   **[Enhancements to the Vulnerability Response Integration with Wiz](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-wiz-exploring-host-cf&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nThe Missing Assets \\[sn\\_vul\\_wiz\\_missing\\_asset\\] is deprecated. After updating to version 1.1, you must backdate your existing primary Wiz integrations by three days and run them.\n\nThe backfill integrations are activated by default.\n\nAfter you backdate and run your primary integrations, the following backfill integrations are no longer required:\n\n    -   Host Vulnerability Backfill Integration\n    -   Test Results Backfill Integration\n    -   Host Test Results Backfill Integration\n    -   Issues Backfill Integration\nResource types filters are supported on the Host Vulnerability, Host Test Results, Test Results, and Issues tabs on the Wiz Configuration page.\n\nAdditional attributes imported from Wiz that are not stored in the Discovered items \\[sn\\_sec\\_cmn\\_src\\_ci\\] table are stamped with `Asset Attributes` in this table.\n\nTest results from the Host misconfiguration integration are classified as result type 'host\\_misconfiguration'.\n\nData for resources that have the validated\\_at\\_runtime flag set to 'yes' is imported and populated on detections.\n\nThe is\\_ignored column is deprecated on the Host Test Results and Test Results Integrations. This column was replaced by the is\\_result\\_ignored column.\n\nThe CMDB internet-facing field on the discovered item is mapped to Limited Internet Exposure on findings.\n\nColumn length for the descriptions in the Host Vulnerability import table has been increased.\n\n-   **[Improved remediation target date handling](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sem-recalculate-rt-date&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nRemediation target \\(RT\\) dates now dynamically recalculate when a finding’s risk rating changes. Administrators can configure how recalculation occurs to verify RT dates remain accurate and align with the latest risk updates, helping maintain consistent and reliable SLA tracking.\n\n\n -   **[Identify Wiz Resource Types for import](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=wiz-assets-resources-tab&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nIdentify the Resource Types \\(assets\\) that are reported by Wiz that you want to import with the Wiz Integration Resource Type configuration page in your ServiceNow AI Platform instance.\n\nThe Resource Types that you select apply to all the primary Wiz vulnerability and compliance integrations except the Wiz Container Vulnerability Integration. See the [Wiz Vulnerability Response Integrations](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-wiz-exploring-host-cf&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information about the vulnerability and compliance integrations.\n\n-   **[Wiz Backfill Integrations](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=wiz-backfill&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nRetrieve and process data stored on the Wiz Missing Assets \\[sn\\_vul\\_wiz\\_missing\\_asset\\] table for assets that were not processed by the primary Host Vulnerability Integration with a specialized Wiz Backfill Integration.\n\nThe Host Vulnerability Backfill Integration is activated by default.\n\n**Note:** The Wiz Asset Integration and the Wiz Container Vulnerability Integration do not have backfill integrations. The Wiz Asset Integration can discover assets and create and update discovered item records on the Discovered item \\[sn\\_sec\\_cmn\\_src\\_ci\\] table. The Wiz Container Vulnerability Integration imports and processes discovered container image records.\n\n\n -   **[Enhancements to Detection Key Configurations for Vulnerability Response](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=detection-key-configurations-for-vr&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nIntroduced configurable detection keys that enable you to choose between Asset ID and Configuration Item, with validations, UI controls. Enhanced an existing schedule job to update existing detections.\n\n-   **[Import host vulnerability data with the Vulnerability Response Integration with Wiz](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-wiz-exploring-host-cf&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nImport host vulnerability findings related to virtual machines and serverless assets in your cloud environment with the Wiz Host Vulnerability Integration. These findings are mapped to Host Vulnerable Items \\(VITs\\) within the Vulnerability Response application to support remediation workflows.\n\n-   **[Modify the severity for a CVE or TPE](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vmws-modify-reset-severity&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nVulnerability managers and vulnerability analysts can now adjust the severity of common vulnerabilities and exposures \\(CVEs\\) and third-party entries \\(TPEs\\) from the list view in the vulnerability manager workspace. The risk level of the associated vulnerabilities will be recalculated during the scheduled jobs based on the modified severity. You can also reset the severity to its original source value if required.\n\n-   **[Questionnaire Support in Exception Management via Smart Assessment](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-exception-management-smart-assessment&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nConfigure advanced questionnaires as part of the exception management process using Smart Assessment. This enhancement enables remediation owners to provide detailed context for exception requests and enables approvers to configure conditional questions to gather information for informed decision making.\n\n    -   Collaboration and streamlined approval: Facilitate collaboration between your vulnerability management and remediation teams by streamlining the approval process with clear and complete exception justifications.\n    -   Mandatory questionnaires: Block the submission of exception requests until mandatory questionnaires are completed. If a questionnaire is marked as mandatory, the test results and its associated remediation tasks remain in the 'Open' state until the questionnaire is completed and submitted.\n    -   If the questionnaire is incomplete, the state change approval record is saved as 'Draft'. Only after completing the questionnaire can the user submit the exception request, which will then move the test results or remediation tasks to the 'In Review' state.\n-   **[Lookup rules enhancements](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=working-unmatched-cis&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nWhen you reapply Lookup rules, Discovered items \\(DIs\\) that have been inactive for more than 90 days are ignored. These Discovered items \\(DIs\\) are also excluded from licensing considerations. Removing them from the lookup logic can improve performance and reduce processing time.\n\n    -   Background job enhancements: New fields have been added to help you view successfully evaluate records, the time taken for processing, the time remaining, and an estimated number of records.\n    -   Improved accuracy for non-CSDM Vulnerability Response users: A system property \\(sn\\_sec\\_cmn.ci\\_lifecycle\\_status\\_source\\) has been introduced to help users who do not follow Common Service Data Model \\(CSDM\\) standards. This property verifies that Discovered items \\(DIs\\) and associated VITs are properly marked as Decommissioned and are excluded from the CI Lookup. Additionally, the Retired Configuration Items PA indicator has been updated to accurately reflect CIs based on the decommissioning flags.\n    -   The scheduled job to create reconcile unmatched discovered items feature is deprecated. You can \"Reapply Look up Rules\" for selected or filtered items in the discovered items table view.\n-   **[Tenable.cs integrations with the Vulnerability Response and Container Vulnerability Response application](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=tenable-cs-integrations-list&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nThe Vulnerability Response Integration with Tenable application now supports data ingestion from Tenable.cs, enabling you to bring in cloud and container vulnerabilities directly into ServiceNow. This integration enhances your ability to prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities identified in Tenable cloud resources and container images. Key capabilities are:\n\n    -   Importing vulnerabilities discovered by Tenable.cs in cloud hosts and container images into ServiceNow automatically.\n    -   Enabling remediation workflows to triage, assign, and resolve the most critical vulnerabilities across cloud-native and containerized environments.\n    -   Using the Setup Assistant to easily configure credentials and integration parameters—get started with minimal manual setup.\n    -   Scheduling jobs to run periodically to import findings from Tenable.cs, create vulnerable items \\(for cloud hosts\\), create container vulnerable items and associate them with the relevant cloud resources and container image records.\n-   **[Assess vulnerability exposure by publisher](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-ws-exposure-publisher&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v5.0 of Vulnerability Exposure Assessment, a publisher-based assessment is introduced that enables you to assess the vulnerability impact by vendor. For example, Microsoft, and Red Hat. By focusing on recently disclosed vulnerabilities from critical vendors, you can prioritize remediation and proactively address threats, improving your overall security posture.\n\n-   **[View risk score details of a vulnerable item in the Work notes section](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vuln-calculators-rules&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v25.0.3 of Vulnerability Response, the system property **sn\\_sec\\_cmn.risk\\_score\\_changes\\_add\\_worknotes** is inactive by default. If you enable it, only then you can see all the changes related to the risk score of a vulnerable item in the Work notes section. Additionally, the work notes are updated only if there’s a change in the risk score.\n\n-   **[Quick Start Tests for Vulnerability Response](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=available-quick-start-tests&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nAfter upgrades and deployments of new applications or integrations, run quick start tests to verify that Vulnerability Response works as expected. If you customized Vulnerability Response, copy the quick start tests and configure them for your customizations.\n\n-   **[Enhancements to exception rules handling](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=direct-deferral-of-vits-by-exception-rules-without-remediation-task-creation&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n    -   Exception rules are reevaluated with nightly scheduled jobs.\n    -   Vulnerable items that no longer match exception rule conditions are unlinked from remediation tasks.\n    -   A deferred vulnerable item \\(VIT\\) is reopened if it doesn’t match any active exception rules.\n    -   Exception rules don’t create remediation tasks. VITs are deferred directly and aren’t associated with a remediation task.\n-   **[Tenable's endpoint scanning integration](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=tenable-io-integrations-list&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nSupport for Tenable's endpoint scanning integration to retrieve scan metadata. The integration fetches scan details using the last\\_schedule\\_id from existing asset data in Tenable.io.\n\n-   **Reopened Count field on vulnerable items**\n\nAdded the Reopened Count field on vulnerable items to track the number of times their states change from 'Closed' to 'Open' or to 'Active'.\n\n-   **[Out-of-the-box vendor advisories via Common Security Advisory Framework \\(CSAF\\) integration](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vuln-solution-mgmt&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nThe following vendor advisories are configured by default and are automatically activated when the Solution Management plugin is enabled: Redhat and Suse.\n\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nAustralia\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   **[Schedule patch deployments through Change Request approval](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-ws-patch-schedule-change-request&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nRoute patch deployments scheduled from remediation tasks through Change Request approval for Microsoft SCCM and HCL BigFix integrations. This lets you align patch deployment for critical vulnerabilities with your organization's change management approval process, and optionally deploy the patch automatically once the change is approved.\n\n-   **[Modify risk rating in bulk](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sem-modify-risk&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nVulnerability Admins can now modify risk rating directly on individual or bulk findings across host, application, or container vulnerable item, or on a remediation task without an approval workflow. Remediation Owners can also modify risk ratings, with changes routed through a change approval process. Associating a compensating control with the change is optional for all roles.\n\n\n -   **[Automatic re-evaluation of remediation tasks on preferred solution change](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vulnerability-groups&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nRemediation tasks can now automatically re-evaluate vulnerable items when their Preferred solution changes, so items are regrouped into the appropriate remediation task without manual intervention. This helps keep remediation tasks accurate and reduces manual cleanup.\n\n-   **[Automatically create vulnerable items and application vulnerable items during assessment](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-va-ws-cve-exposure-assessment-api&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nVulnerability assessments now support an Auto-create VITs/AVITs option that automatically creates vulnerable items and application vulnerable items for their affected configuration items and products, removing the need for a separate manual create step. The new CVE Exposure Assessment REST API lets external systems set this option when creating a vulnerability assessment record, or trigger a CVE exposure assessment independently.\n\n\n -   **[Streamline Microsoft SCCM data ingestion with JDBC](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=mspatch-integration&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nConnect to Microsoft SCCM using JDBC \\(Java Database Connectivity\\) to query the SCCM database directly for collection, device, patch update, and deployment status data. Opening a firewall port for WMI \\(Windows Management Instrumentation\\) RPCs \\(remote procedure calls\\) is no longer required for these queries. A WMI connection remains required to deploy patches, because patch deployment continues to use the Microsoft SCCM API over WMI.\n\n\n -   **[Enhancements to the Invicti Vulnerability Integration](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=invicti-vuln-integration&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nAdded the Invicti Platform Integration. Support for the Invicti Platform APIs introduces three new integration jobs that connect directly to the Invicti Platform cloud service:\n\n    -   Application Integration — Imports the list of applications being scanned in Invicti Platform into your ServiceNow AI Platform® instance as discovered applications.\n    -   Scan Integration — Pulls scan records from Invicti Platform, providing scan metadata to correlate with vulnerability findings.\n    -   Vulnerability Integration — Imports application vulnerability findings from Invicti Platform and creates or updates application vulnerable items in Vulnerability Response in your ServiceNow AI Platform®.\nEnhancements to Application life-cycle management: When an application is deleted or decommissioned in Invicti Platform, your ServiceNow AI Platform® automatically deactivates the corresponding discovered application and closes all associated application vulnerable items \\(AVITs\\), keeping your vulnerability inventory accurate without manual cleanup.\n\n\n -   **[Activate the Wiz Asset Integration and identify resource types for import](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=wiz-assets-resources-tab&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nEnhancements to the Wiz integration include:\n\n    -   Starting with version 32.1 \\(USEM\\) and version 4.1 \\(non-USEM\\), the Asset integration is deactivated by default and is not a mandatory prerequisite for the other Wiz integration imports.\n\nIf you choose to activate it, the Asset integration will retrieve assets for all resource types if you don't specify the ones you want on the **Asset Integration Configuration** tab. To avoid importing vulnerability data you don't need, identify only the resources \\(assets\\) that you want to import with this integration.\n\n    -   Resource Type is no longer a mandatory field for configuring the Vulnerability Response Integration with Wiz. You can now save Wiz configurations for the integrations without specifying a Resource Type, simplifying setup for use cases where specifying a Resource Type isn't appropriate.\n-   **[Enhancement to Vulnerability Response CI lookup rule configuration](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-ci-identifier-rules&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nThe Applies to field is added to Configuration \\(CI\\) lookup rule records. For third-party and ServiceNow® integrations that support both Application Vulnerability Response \\(AVR\\) and Vulnerability Response \\(VR\\) lookup rules, like the Vulnerability Response Integration with Wiz, for example, select one for a rule:\n\n    -   **Discovered Application** for Application Vulnerability Response lookup rules.\n    -   **Discovered Item** for Vulnerability Response lookup rules.\n**Note:** The field is left empty by default. If you leave this field empty for lookup rules that support both VR and AVR integrations, background jobs for both applications apply changes on the same set of lookup rules. This state might cause a conflict and set the reapply flag incorrectly. With this distinction set, after the respective background jobs for AVR and VR are completed, the system resets the flag only for the lookup rules for the background job that was run.\n\n\n -   **[AWS Integration for Security Exposure Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=aws-integration-for-security-exposure-management-overview&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nThe AWS Integration for Security Exposure Management supports integrations with the following AWS services:\n\n    -   AWS Inspector is an automated vulnerability management service that continuously scans EC2 instances, ECR container images, and Lambda functions for software vulnerabilities \\(CVEs\\) and unintended network exposure. The Vulnerability Response integration with AWS Inspector imports host and container vulnerability findings from AWS Inspector.\n    -   AWS Security Hub is a security service that is used to centralize and update security checks across AWS accounts. It provides a unified view of security alerts and compliance status by integrating with various AWS services. The Vulnerability Response integration with AWS Security Hub imports host, container vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations from AWS Security Hub.\n\n -   **[Unified Microsoft Defender Integration for Security Exposure Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=ms-defender-sem&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nThe Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Defender Threat and Vulnerability Management \\(MS TVM\\) plugins are now consolidated into a single plugin: Microsoft Defender Integration for Security Exposure Management. This consolidation deprecates the standalone Microsoft Defender for Cloud plugin. The unified plugin also introduces container image vulnerability ingestion from Microsoft Defender for Cloud, creating Container Vulnerable Items on your instance. A guided migration path is available to transfer existing data from the deprecated applications to the unified plugin.\n\n-   **[Optimized Tenable.io Compliance Results ingestion](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=tenableIntegration&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nStarting with v 6.1.3, the Tenable.io Compliance Results Integration is replaced by the Tenable.io Fixed Compliance Results Integration and Tenable.io Open Compliance Results Integration. Compliance results are now imported based on their status, optimizing ingestion performance and scalability for environments with large volumes of compliance data while keeping remediation and compliance tracking aligned with the current state of findings.\n\n-   **[Qualys Integration – API enhancements](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_QualysVulnIntegration&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nThe Qualys Vulnerability Integration has been upgraded to support newer Qualys API versions across Host Detection, Host List, Knowledgebase, PC Controls, PC Policies, and PCRS integrations. The integrations now ingest additional data fields, including vulnerability detection source, authentication privilege status, active status for controls and policies, and cloud metadata, giving you better visibility into your vulnerability and compliance data. Use the new `posture_api_version` integration instance parameter to choose between the default v2.0 APIs or the newer v5.0 streaming APIs for the PCRS Policy Host and PCRS Test Results integrations.\n\n-   **[Vulnerability Data Management with Central Vulnerability Database \\(CVDB\\)](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=cvd-overview&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nThe Central Vulnerability Database \\(CVDB\\) introduces a unified, source-agnostic vulnerability data layer that consolidates data from multiple sources into a single authoritative record, improving accuracy, consistency, and traceability. Key capabilities include:\n\n    -   Unified vulnerability record: Correlates vulnerability data from multiple sources, supports sources including National Vulnerability Database \\(NVD\\), scanner intelligence, European Union Vulnerability Database, Japanese Vulnerability Database, and vulnerability intelligence feeds.\n    -   Priority-based data reconciliation configuration:\n        -   Field-level priority: Ensures each attribute \\(e.g., CVSS, remediation, exploit status\\) can be configured from the most reliable provider.\n        -   Source-level priority: Applies a global ranking when field-level rules are not defined.\n        -   Hybrid model: Field-level rules take precedence, with source-level fallback; all source data is preserved for full traceability.\n    -   Source attribution and traceability: Maintains detailed source metadata, timestamps, and change history to ensure full auditability and transparency.\n    -   Data enrichment: Combines CVSS scores, exploit intelligence, and remediation guidance to provide a richer and more actionable vulnerability context.\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>## Changes\n\nBetween your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Vulnerability Response features.\n\n<table class=\"custom-rows\"><thead><tr><th class=\"filter\">\n\nRelease\n\n</th><th>\n\nRelease notes\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nXanadu\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   **[Deprecated the privilege to delete a vulnerable item for the Admin role](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=installed-with-vr&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nAs a vulnerability admin \\[sn\\_vul.vulnerability\\_admin\\], you can’t delete a vulnerable item. This privilege is now given to the sn\\_vul.delete granular role.\n\n-   **[Deprecated the privilege to delete source records for the sn\\_vul.admin and sn\\_vul.admin\\_solutions roles](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=installed-with-vr&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nThe privilege to delete the source records has been deprecated for the sn\\_vul.admin and sn\\_vul.admin\\_solutions roles. This privilege is given to the sn\\_vul\\_cmn.delete granular role.\n\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nYokohama\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nZurich\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   **Coral theme**\n\nCoral is now the default theme for new portal, web, and mobile experiences with Next Experience or Core UI enabled. This theme provides a fresh look and feel, featuring brand-neutral illustrations to enhance your user experience. A dark theme option is available for web and mobile experiences.\n\n-   **[Enhanced UI experience in workspaces when reassigning vulnerable items](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=using-vulnerability-manager-workspace&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nWhen you reassign a record \\(VIT, AVIT, CVIT, or CTR\\) in workspace to a group you're not a member of, the system now confirms the reassignment and displays a clearer message explaining why the record is no longer visible. This helps you understand that access is now limited to the new assignment group, reducing confusion.\n\n\n -   **[Granular VIT creation for Microsoft TVM recommendations](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-configure-vi-key&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nYou can now configure recommendation as a vulnerability item \\(VIT\\) key for Microsoft Threat &amp; Vulnerability Management \\(TVM\\). This enhancement enables each recommendation to generate a separate vulnerable item, offering more granular control for tracking, assigning, and managing remediation efforts, especially when different recommendations require actions from different teams.\n\n-   **[Improved state management for remediation tasks and vulnerable items](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-rt-states&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nState management logic for roll down of state from remediation tasks \\(RTs\\) to findings and roll up of state from findings to RTs has been refined across all modules. Updates improve accuracy by handling mixed item states \\(a combination of Deferred and Closed\\), supporting closure of tasks in sub-states like In-Review, and reopening tasks based on the Assigned To field. The update also improves handling of False Positive state transitions based on scanner results as source of truth. These enhancements reduce manual effort, clarify task ownership, and streamline remediation workflows.\n\n-   **[Ability to manually cancel Exposure Assessment background jobs](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-ws-exposure-assessment&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nVulnerability Admins and Event Managers can now cancel Exposure Assessment background jobs that were triggered with incorrect parameters or are taking longer than expected. This enhancement reduces downtime by removing the need to wait for the job to complete. After the job is cancelled, the substate is immediately set to User cancelled, and the state updates to Complete after the job is fully terminated; giving you better control and flexibility.\n\n-   **[Configure maximum rows in related lists](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-max-rows-rel-list&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nTo improve readability and performance, you can now limit the number of rows shown in related lists on forms by setting the system property **sn\\_vul\\_cmn.related\\_list.set\\_max\\_row**.\n\n-   **[Qualys Integration – Detection Splitting](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=split-qualys-detections&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nUse the Qualys Host Detection Integration to create a separate VIT for each vulnerability instance based on proof. This improves accuracy in vulnerability tracking and supports clearer team ownership during remediation.\n\n-   **[Activate the QVS score integration](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=enable-qualys-qvs-score&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nAdd risk context specific to Qualys to CVEs by importing QVS scores, helping you make more informed prioritization decisions.\n\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nAustralia\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   **Risk rating options are no longer part of exception or deferral requests**\n\nChanging a risk rating is no longer available from the Request Exception dialog, or from the Bulk Edit dialog by selecting **Mitigating Control in Place** as a deferral reason. Risk rating and compensating control fields have been removed from both. Use **Modify risk** or **Request risk modification**, according to your role, to change a risk rating instead for individual records or in bulk.\n\n\n -   **[Vulnerability Response assignment rules](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-assignment-rules&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nThe sn\\_vul.rerun\\_task\\_rules system property for rerunning assignment rules was changed to sn\\_sec\\_rem.rerun\\_task\\_rules. Users must activate this property \\(set to 'true'\\) to rerun assignment rules.\n\n-   **[Improved vulnerability assessment workflows](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vr-ws-vuln-assessment&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**\n    -   CI filtering for vulnerability assessments: You can now filter which configuration items are included in a vulnerability assessment using a condition builder.\n    -   Business Application population on AVITs: AVITs created from SBOM assessment results now include Business Application information, helping you understand application impact and prioritize remediation.\n    -   Priority roll‑down from vulnerability assessments: Updates to the priority of a vulnerability assessment now automatically roll down to associated VITs and AVITs, ensuring consistent prioritization based on the highest severity.\n-   **[Remediation task rule execution mode](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sem-grouping-multiple-findings-remediation-tasks-processing&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nYou can now choose how remediation task rules are evaluated during ingestion. The new Match First execution mode evaluates rules sequentially and applies only the first matching rule, assigning each finding to exactly one remediation task. The default Match All mode continues to evaluate all applicable rules.\n\n-   **[Enhanced Compensatory controls](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=requesting-approving-risk-reduction&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)**\n\nWhen new vulnerable items are ingested and associated with a remediation task that already has an approved compensating control, the reduced risk rating is now automatically inherited by those new vulnerable items.\n\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>## Removed\n\nBetween your current release family and Australia, some Vulnerability Response features or functionality were removed.\n\n<table class=\"custom-rows\"><thead><tr><th class=\"filter\">\n\nRelease\n\n</th><th>\n\nRelease notes\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nXanadu\n\n</td><td>\n\nThe **Close** button has been removed for a remediation task in the Classic UI, Vulnerability Manager Workspace, and IT Remediation Workspace.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nYokohama\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nZurich\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nAustralia\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>## Deprecations\n\nBetween your current release family and Australia, some Vulnerability Response features or functionality were deprecated.\n\n<table class=\"custom-rows\"><thead><tr><th class=\"filter\">\n\nRelease\n\n</th><th>\n\nRelease notes\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nXanadu\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nYokohama\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nZurich\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nAustralia\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>## Activation information\n\nReview information on how to activate Vulnerability Response.\n\n<table class=\"custom-rows\"><thead><tr><th class=\"filter\">\n\nRelease\n\n</th><th>\n\nRelease notes\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nXanadu\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nYokohama\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   **Activation information**\n\nInstall Vulnerability Response by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the [ServiceNow Store version history release notes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sn-store-release-notes&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US).\n\n\n**Important:** Vulnerability Response is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the \"Activation information\" section of these release notes.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nZurich\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   **Activation information**\n\nInstall Vulnerability Response and third-party integrations by requesting them from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the [ServiceNow Store version history release notes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sn-store-release-notes&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US).\n\n\n**Important:** Vulnerability Response is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the \"Activation information\" section of these release notes.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nAustralia\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   **Activation information**\n\nInstall Vulnerability Response and supported third-party integrations by requesting them from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) to view all the available apps, and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the [ServiceNow Store version history release notes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sn-store-release-notes&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US).\n\n\n**Important:** Vulnerability Response is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the \"Activation information\" section of these release notes.\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>## Additional requirements\n\nIf any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Vulnerability Response we have noted them here.\n\n<table class=\"custom-rows\"><thead><tr><th class=\"filter\">\n\nRelease\n\n</th><th>\n\nRelease notes\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nXanadu\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nYokohama\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nZurich\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nAustralia\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>## Browser requirements\n\nIf any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Vulnerability Response we have noted them here.\n\n<table class=\"custom-rows\"><thead><tr><th class=\"filter\">\n\nRelease\n\n</th><th>\n\nRelease notes\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nXanadu\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nYokohama\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nZurich\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nAustralia\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>## Accessibility information\n\nReview details on accessibility information for Vulnerability Response, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.\n\n<table class=\"custom-rows\"><thead><tr><th class=\"filter\">\n\nRelease\n\n</th><th>\n\nRelease notes\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nXanadu\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nYokohama\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nZurich\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   **Accessibility information**\n    -   **Dark theme**\n\nThe new Coral theme includes a dark theme option for web and mobile experiences. This option is commonly used to alleviate eye strain and improve readability.\n\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nAustralia\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>## Localization information\n\nIf there are specific localization considerations for Vulnerability Response we have noted them here.\n\n<table class=\"custom-rows\"><thead><tr><th class=\"filter\">\n\nRelease\n\n</th><th>\n\nRelease notes\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nXanadu\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nYokohama\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nZurich\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nAustralia\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo updates for this release.\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>## Highlight information\n\nIf there are specific highlight considerations for Vulnerability Response we have noted them here.\n\n<table class=\"custom-rows\"><thead><tr><th class=\"filter\">\n\nRelease\n\n</th><th>\n\nRelease notes\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nXanadu\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   Reevaluate the risk score, assignments, remediation target date, exceptions, and remediation task for a set of vulnerable items in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.\n-   Reassess the vulnerable item records from the workspace.\n-   Navigate to the Exposure Assessment page in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace or Vulnerability Assessment Workspace from the All menu with the Vulnerability Response Pro or Enterprise subscription.\n-   View risk rating-related changes in the Work notes section.\n-   Access information on how an item's risk score is adjusted according to modifications in the vulnerability calculators.\n\n See [Vulnerability Response](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vuln-landing-page&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) for more information about Vulnerability Response. See the [Vulnerability Response Compatibility Matrix and Release Schema Changes](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0856498) Knowledge Base article for more information about released Security Operations applications and their version compatibility.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nYokohama\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   With the sn\\_vul.vulnerability\\_analyst or sn\\_vul.vulnerability\\_admin role, create host remediation tasks manually in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.\n-   With the sn\\_vul.remediation\\_owner role, create host remediation tasks manually in the IT Remediation Workspace.\n\n See [Vulnerability Response](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vuln-landing-page&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) for more information about the Vulnerability Response application. See the [Vulnerability Response Compatibility Matrix and Release Schema Changes](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0856498) Knowledge Base article for more information about released Security Operations applications and their version compatibility.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nZurich\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   If you're currently using Vulnerability Response and you want to upgrade to Unified Security Exposure Management \\(USEM\\), see [Unified Security Exposure Management release notes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=secops-sem-rn&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information about USEM and the Unified Security Exposure Management migration.\n-   Import host vulnerability data from the Wiz scanners into Vulnerability Response VITs to help vulnerability managers assess your over-all cloud security posture.\n-   With the sn\\_vul.vulnerability\\_analyst or sn\\_vul.vulnerability\\_admin role, create host remediation tasks manually in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.\n-   With the sn\\_vul.remediation\\_owner role, create host remediation tasks manually in the IT Remediation Workspace.\n\n See [Vulnerability Response](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vuln-landing-page&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nAustralia\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   The AWS Integration for Security Exposure Management supports integrations with AWS Inspector and AWS Security Hub.\n-   The Central Vulnerability Database \\(CVDB\\) introduces a source-agnostic vulnerability data layer that consolidates data from multiple sources, improving accuracy and traceability.\n-   Define the number of background jobs that run concurrently to reduce system resource consumption, with a new Background Job Configuration tile available in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace Admin console under the Others section.\n\n See [Vulnerability Response](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vuln-landing-page&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>**Parent Topic:**[Products combined by family](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/delta-xanadu-australia/rn-combined-intro.md)\n\n"}}