Grouping multiple findings as remediation tasks for easy processing using remediation task rules

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated July 31, 2025
  • 2 minutes to read

    • Remediation tasks help vulnerability analysts and remediation teams manage findings in bulk. By configuring remediation task rules, you can automatically group findings into remediation tasks, eliminating the need for manual task creation and streamlining remediation efforts.

    Remediation task rules define how findings are grouped into tasks. A default rule based on vulnerability is included in the system, but rules can also use other attributes such as:
    • Vulnerability severity or summary
    • Configuration item (CI) or product model
    • Assignment group
    • Risk score
    • Technology or attack vector
    You can define up to six "Group by" criteria and apply multiple conditions. Once a match is found, the system either adds the finding to an existing Open remediation task or creates a new one. These rules apply to newly created findings or the ones updated with attributes that impact task assignment: Task rules can be reapplied to update groupings as needed. Rules are evaluated after CI matching, risk calculation, and assignment.
    Note:
    Excessive rules may impact performance. Ensure that rules are optimized to avoid duplication and inefficiency.
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    How remediation task rules work

    When a new finding is created, imported, or reopened, the system evaluates it against the defined remediation task rules. For each rule where the condition matches, the system pulls the relevant data from the "Group by" selections and builds a group name. If a matching open remediation task exists, the finding is added to it. Otherwise, a new task is created. By default, remediation task rules use the assignment group set by the assignment rules on the finding. The assignment of these remediation tasks is controlled by the assignment rules. When a task rule is deleted, you have the option to delete all open tasks created by that rule.

    Managing remediation task rules

    Remediation rules: Use the Reapply button on the rule form to rerun the rule on all open remediation tasks it created. The reapplication process deletes and recreates tasks based on the updated rule.

    Deleting rules: When deleting a rule, you may also delete the open tasks created by it. Tasks not in the Open state remain unaffected.

    Creating and managing remediation tasks

    Remediation tasks can be created in the following ways:

    State synchronization

    • Rolldown: When a remediation task state changes (for example, from Open to Under Investigation, this change is pushed to all associated findings.)
    • Rollup: When all associated findings share a common terminal state (for example, Deferred, Closed - Fixed), their state rolls up to the remediation task. Rollup jobs run at scheduled intervals (for example, every 15 minutes).

    Assignment management

    Assignment groups and assignees from remediation tasks are rolled down to associated findings unless those findings already have different assignments. This roll down helps standardize ownership across all related records.