Scan vulnerability item workflow

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title: Scan vulnerability item workflow
description: The Vulnerable Response Scan Vulnerability Item workflow rescans a vulnerable item.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/scan-vulnerable-item-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]
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# Scan vulnerability item workflow

The**Vulnerable Response** > **Scan Vulnerability Item** workflow rescans a vulnerable item.

## Before you begin

Role required: none

## About this task

This workflow is triggered by **Rescan vulnerability**, 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 **Vulnerability** > **Vulnerabilities** > **Vulnerable Items**.

2.  Open a vulnerability item.

3.  Click **Close/Ignore**.

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

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

    The **State** of the group changes to **Pending Confirmation**, the **Substate** changes to **Fixed**, and a rescan runs.