Scan vulnerability workflow

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title: Scan vulnerability workflow
description: The Vulnerability Response Scan Vulnerability workflow rescans a remediation task.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/scan-vulnerability-workflow.html
release: australia
product: Vulnerability Response
classification: vulnerability-response
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Vulnerability Response Orchestration, Vulnerability Response, Unified Security Exposure Management, Security Operations]
---

# Scan vulnerability workflow

The **Vulnerability Response** > **Scan Vulnerability** workflow rescans a remediation task.

## Before you begin

Role required: none

## About this task

This workflow is triggered by **Rescan vulnerable group** during a **Close/Ignore** action.

Workflow process activities include:

-   [Variables for Create Scan Record for Vulnerabilities activity](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/create-scan-record-for-vuln-activity.md)
-   Log Message

\[Omitted image "ScanVulnerabilityWorkflow.png"\] Alt text: Scan Vulnerability workflow diagram

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Vulnerability Response** > **Remediation Tasks**.

2.  Open a task record \(VUL\).

3.  Click **Close**.

4.  Choose **Closed** for the **Desired State**.

5.  Choose **Fixed** for the **Substate**.

6.  Choose **Wait for confirmation from the next scan** for **Close now?**

    For the remediation task and vulnerable items, the **State** changes to **Pending Confirmation**, the **Substate** changes to **Fixed**, and a rescan runs.