Create or edit a Vulnerability Response remediation target rule

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title: Create or edit a Vulnerability Response remediation target rule
description: Set up remediation target rules after completing your initial assessment in the Setup Assistant. Vulnerability managers can set up a remediation target rule at the vulnerable item level to drive the remediation of high-risk vulnerabilities in a timely manner. When the remediation date for a vulnerable item is approaching, the system sends a notification to the users or groups specified in the rule.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/create-time-to-remediate-rule.html
release: australia
product: Vulnerability Response
classification: vulnerability-response
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Configuring Vulnerability Response using the Setup Assistant, Vulnerability Response implementation, Vulnerability Response, Unified Security Exposure Management, Security Operations]
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# Create or edit a Vulnerability Response remediation target rule

Set up remediation target rules after completing your initial assessment in the Setup Assistant. Vulnerability managers can set up a remediation target rule at the vulnerable item level to drive the remediation of high-risk vulnerabilities in a timely manner. When the remediation date for a vulnerable item is approaching, the system sends a notification to the users or groups specified in the rule.

## Before you begin

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

Persona and granular roles are available to help you manage what users and groups can see and do in the Vulnerability Response application. For an initial assignment of the persona roles in Setup Assistant, see [Assign the Vulnerability Response persona roles using Setup Assistant](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/vr-assign-personas_SA.md). For more information about managing granular roles, see [Manage persona and granular roles for Vulnerability Response](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/vr_manage_granular-roles.md).

## About this task

\[Omitted video\] Description: Recalculate remediation target date

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Vulnerability Response** > **Administration** > **Remediation Target Rules**.

2.  Select **New**.

3.  On the remediation target rule form, enter the required details.

    For a full description of each field, see [Remediation target rule fields](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/sem-rt-rules-fields.md).

4.  Select **Submit**.


## Result

This rule goes into effect during the next run of the scheduled job **Evaluate remediation targets** or when using the **Apply Changes** button on the Remediation Target Rules list view. The same is true when an existing rule is updated. For more information on the scheduled job and **Apply Changes**, see [Vulnerability Response remediation target rules](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/time-to-remediate-rules.md).

**Related topics**  


[Assign the Vulnerability Response persona roles using Setup Assistant](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/vr-assign-personas_SA.md)

[Manage persona and granular roles for Vulnerability Response](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/vr_manage_granular-roles.md)