Modify risk and Request risk modification form fields

reference brazil Updated Sep 30, 2026 1 min read sem-modify-risk-form.md

The following table shows the fields on the Modify risk and Request risk modification dialogs.

Field	Description
New risk rating	Risk rating to apply to the record.
Compensating control (Optional)	A compensating control to associate with the risk modification.Only controls associated with the affected findings appear in the list. If no controls are associated with the vulnerability, all active controls from the library will appear.
Justification	Reason for the risk modification.
Risk adjusted until	Date on which the risk rating expires and the record reverts to its calculated risk rating.- Remediation Owner: Required. Vulnerability Admin/Analyst: Optional. If you leave this field empty, the adjusted risk rating applies indefinitely. You can't select a past date. The maximum number of days you can select is determined by the Maximum duration for exception (days) field in the Exception Management form.

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# Modify risk and Request risk modification form fields

The following table shows the fields on the **Modify risk** and **Request risk modification** dialogs.

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Field

</th><th>

Description

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New risk rating

</td><td>

Risk rating to apply to the record.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Compensating control \(Optional\)

</td><td>

A compensating control to associate with the risk modification.Only controls associated with the affected findings appear in the list. If no controls are associated with the vulnerability, all active controls from the library will appear.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Justification

</td><td>

Reason for the risk modification.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Risk adjusted until

</td><td>

Date on which the risk rating expires and the record reverts to its calculated risk rating.-   Remediation Owner: Required.
-   Vulnerability Admin/Analyst: Optional. If you leave this field empty, the adjusted risk rating applies indefinitely.

You can't select a past date. The maximum number of days you can select is determined by the **Maximum duration for exception \(days\)** field in the Exception Management form.

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