Approve or reject a false positive
task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read approve-fp-request.md
As a false positive approver, you can approve or reject false positive requests from other users.
Important:
As a false positive approver, you can approve or reject the false positive requests in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
Before you begin
Role required:
- sn_vul.false_positive_approver for vulnerable items
- sn_vul.app_false_positive_approver for application vulnerable items
Procedure
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Navigate to All > Vulnerability Response > Vulnerabilities > My Approvals.
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Select a request from your queue.
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Approve or reject the request with appropriate comments.
Note: A false positive can be time bound. Only the approver can set the end date.
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title: Approve or reject a false positive
description: As a false positive approver, you can approve or reject false positive requests from other users.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/approve-fp-request.html
release: australia
product: Vulnerability Response
classification: vulnerability-response
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Marking and approving a false positive, Vulnerability Response remediation overview, Vulnerability Response, Unified Security Exposure Management, Security Operations]
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# Approve or reject a false positive
As a false positive approver, you can approve or reject false positive requests from other users.
**Important:**
As a false positive approver, you can approve or reject the false positive requests in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
## Before you begin
Role required:
- sn\_vul.false\_positive\_approver for vulnerable items
- sn\_vul.app\_false\_positive\_approver for application vulnerable items
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **Vulnerability Response** > **Vulnerabilities** > **My Approvals**.
2. Select a request from your queue.
3. Approve or reject the request with appropriate comments.
**Note:** A false positive can be time bound. Only the approver can set the end date.
| title | Approve or reject a false positive |
| description | As a false positive approver, you can approve or reject false positive requests from other users. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/approve-fp-request.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Vulnerability Response |
| classification | vulnerability-response |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Marking and approving a false positiveVulnerability Response remediation overviewVulnerability ResponseUnified Security Exposure ManagementSecurity Operations |