Define Container Vulnerability Response email notifications

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read cvr-define-email-notifications.md

Set up email notifications to share useful information about important updates and activities such as approval and rejection of false-positive requests. Creating an email notification involves specifying when to send it, who receives it, and what it contains.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_vul.vulnerability_admin or sn_vul.admin (deprecated)

Procedure

Navigate to All > Vulnerability Response > Administration > Email Templates.
Select New.

For detailed instructions for creating email notifications, see Create an email notification.

Result

Starting from v21.0 of Vulnerability Response, when a recipient clicks the links in an email notification, the records open in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace or IT Remediation Workspace based on their role.

Links open in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace for users with the roles, sn_vul_container.vulnerability_analyst, or sn_vul_container.vulnerability_admin.
Links open in the IT Remediation Workspace for users with roles, sn_vul_container.remediation_owner.

If the recipient doesn’t have any of the preceding roles, the links in an email notification open in the classic UI.

Create or edit remediation target notifications
Vulnerability administrators can edit the remediation target notification or add new ones, specifying when to send the notification, who receives the notification, and what content is in the notification.

Parent Topic:Configuring Container Vulnerability Response

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title: Define Container Vulnerability Response email notifications
description: Set up email notifications to share useful information about important updates and activities such as approval and rejection of false-positive requests. Creating an email notification involves specifying when to send it, who receives it, and what it contains.
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# Define Container Vulnerability Response email notifications

Set up email notifications to share useful information about important updates and activities such as approval and rejection of false-positive requests. Creating an email notification involves specifying when to send it, who receives it, and what it contains.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_vul.vulnerability\_admin or sn\_vul.admin \(deprecated\)

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Vulnerability Response** &gt; **Administration** &gt; **Email Templates**.

2.  Select **New**.

    For detailed instructions for creating email notifications, see [Create an email notification](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/t_CreateANotification.md).


## Result

Starting from v21.0 of Vulnerability Response, when a recipient clicks the links in an email notification, the records open in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace or IT Remediation Workspace based on their role.

-   Links open in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace for users with the roles, sn\_vul\_container.vulnerability\_analyst, or sn\_vul\_container.vulnerability\_admin.
-   Links open in the IT Remediation Workspace for users with roles, sn\_vul\_container.remediation\_owner.

If the recipient doesn’t have any of the preceding roles, the links in an email notification open in the classic UI.

-   **[Create or edit remediation target notifications](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/container-vulnerability-response/cvr-create-remediation-notification.md)**  
Vulnerability administrators can edit the remediation target notification or add new ones, specifying when to send the notification, who receives the notification, and what content is in the notification.

**Parent Topic:**[Configuring Container Vulnerability Response](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/container-vulnerability-response/configure-cvr.md)