Combined Container Vulnerability Response release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Australia

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated May 4, 2026
  • 18 minutes to read
  • Consolidated page of all release notes for Container Vulnerability Response from Xanadu to Australia.

    How to use this page

    To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Container Vulnerability Response release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Xanadu to Australia.

    Tip:
    If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says "No updates for this release."

    Important information for upgrading Container Vulnerability Response to Australia

    Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    If you are currently using Container Vulnerability Response, and you do not intend to upgrade to Unified Security Exposure Management (USEM), install a version below v30.x of Container Vulnerability Response and for upgrades to supported third-party integration applications.

    The Missing Assets [sn_vul_wiz_missing_asset] table used for storing assets imported by the backfill integrations for the Vulnerability Response Integration with Wiz is deprecated. If you are currently using the Vulnerability Response with Wiz integrations, after updating to version 1.1, you must backdate any of your existing Wiz primary integrations by three days and run them. Please review more information about the Wiz integration at SecOps articles on the Security Operations Community.

    For more information about the released versions of the Container Vulnerability Response application as well as the third-party and ServiceNow applications that are compatible with the Zurich release, see the Vulnerability Response Compatibility Matrix and Release Schema Changes [KB0856498] article in the Now Support Knowledge Base.

    Australia

    Enhancements to Container Vulnerability Response permit you to see enriched container vulnerability data on data imports from your third-party scanners. After you upgrade, you must perform a full import to view the features on discovered container image, container image finding, and container vulnerable item records that are described in the following New in the Australia release section.

    If you're currently using Container Vulnerability Response, and you do not intend to upgrade to Unified Security Exposure Management (USEM), install a version below v30.x of Container Vulnerability Response and for upgrades to supported third-party integration applications.

    For more information about the released versions of the Container Vulnerability Response application as well as the third-party and ServiceNow applications that are compatible with the Australia release, see the Vulnerability Response Compatibility Matrix and Release Schema Changes [KB0856498] article in the Now Support Knowledge Base.

    New features

    Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Container Vulnerability Response.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    New Properties module
    Starting with v2.11.3 of Container Vulnerability Response, a new Properties module has been added to the navigation menu under the Administration section. This module enables direct modification of the values, offering a user-friendly method to manage and update system properties directly from the interface.
    Create auto-close rules for Container Vulnerability Response
    Starting with v2.11.3 of Container Vulnerability Response, define auto-close rules with advanced conditions to automatically close older or stale CVITs based on defined filter criteria on container vulnerabilities.
    Customize the calculation of Age and Age closed parameters of a container vulnerable item
    Starting with v2.11.3 of Container Vulnerability Response, the Age and Age Closed durations of a Container Vulnerable Item can be configured to be calculated from the date in the Created, Opened, or First Found fields.
    Open the search results in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace or IT Remediation Workspace rather than the Classic UI
    Starting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, automatically open your search results in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace or IT Remediation Workspace rather than the Classic UI, by adjusting the application scope in the unified navigation bar to Vulnerability Manager Workspace or IT Remediation Workspace respectively. These application scopes are available to you based on your assigned role.
    Vulnerability Manager Workspace access to the sn_vul_container.read_all role
    Starting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, as a user with the sn_vul_container.read_all role, you can view the container vulnerable items in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
    IT Remediation Workspace access to the sn_vul_container.read_assigned role
    Starting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, as a user with the sn_vul_container.read_assigned role, you can view the container vulnerable items assigned to you and your assignment groups in the IT Remediation Workspace and remediate them.
    Navigate to the List page in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace or IT Remediation Workspace by selecting the links from the All menu
    Starting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, when you enable the 'sn_vul_cmn_ws.navigate_to_workspace' system property, selecting predefined filter links in the Container Vulnerability Response module from the 'All' menu will automatically open these links in the List page in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace or IT Remediation Workspace based on your role.
    Hide the record count on the lists in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace and IT Remediation Workspace
    Starting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, you can hide the record count on the lists in the List page of the Vulnerability Manager Workspace and IT Remediation Workspace, by adding the table names to the glide.ui.list.seismic.omit.count system property.
    Enable automatic refresh for the Home page dashboard in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace
    Starting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, when creating and editing filters on the Container Vulnerabilities tab on the Home page of the Vulnerability Manager Workspace, you can configure the widgets to automatically refresh. Otherwise, you can manually refresh the widgets by selecting the Refresh button on the Container Vulnerabilities tab.
    Re-evaluating remediation properties for all records in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace
    Starting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, you can evaluate the remediation properties for all the Container Vulnerable Items from the Container Vulnerable Items list by selecting the All items in the Record selection field of the Re-evaluate remediation properties modal in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
    Re-evaluate the remediation properties for container vulnerable items in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace
    Select the container vulnerable items conditionally for reevaluating the following remediation properties in Vulnerability Manager Workspace:
    • Assignments
    • Remediation tasks
    • Remediation target date
    • Exceptions (Vulnerability Response v24.0.6)
    • Risk score
    Enhanced processing performance of scheduled job
    The Rollup container vulnerable item values to vulnerability and group scheduled job is enhanced to create background jobs with multithreading capabilities. This upgrade involves segmenting the job into several smaller child jobs, which are executed either in parallel or concurrently. This modification enables processing of multiple records simultaneously, thus significantly speeding up the overall task.
    for Container Vulnerability Response

    After upgrades and deployments of new applications or integrations, run quick start tests to verify that Container Vulnerability Response works as expected. If you customized Container Vulnerability Response, copy the quick start tests and configure them for your customizations.

    Vulnerability Response Prisma Registry Integration
    Now you can ingest the static image findings obtained from the Prisma registry scan into the ServiceNow Container Vulnerability Response.

    Yokohama

    Enhancements to the Vulnerability Manager and IT Remediation workspaces starting with version 2.13
    The Unassign workflow is supported for container vulnerable items (CVITs) and remediation tasks (CVULs).
    • Streamline vulnerability assignments in the workspaces with the Unassign UI action from the more actions menu on a CVIT.
    • Reassign incorrectly assigned CVITs, clarify ownership for reassessment, and maintain accurate triage records in workspace views.
    • You have the option to send unassign requests for approval prior to clearing the Assigned to and Assignment group fields on records.

    [Placeholder link text to key cvr-assignment-rules]. You can use the following values imported from the Prisma Cloud Compute integration as conditions when you create or update your assignment rules to help you track ownership across your container environments.

    • Cloud account IDs
    • Image namespaces
    • Registry
    • Hosts
    • Labels
    • Status - Vendor status for a resolved (Fixed) vulnerability
    Create container remediation tasks manually in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace
    With the sn_vul_container.vulnerability_analyst or sn_vul_container.vulnerability_admin role, you can create container remediation tasks manually by selecting some or all the records in the Container vulnerable items lists in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace. These records are grouped into one or more remediation tasks according to the grouping criteria selected while creating container remediation tasks.
    Create container remediation tasks manually in the IT Remediation Workspace
    With the role sn_vul_container.remediation_owner, you can create container remediation tasks manually by selecting some or all the records in the Container vulnerable items’ lists in the IT Remediation Workspace. These records are grouped into one or more remediation tasks according to the grouping criteria selected while creating container remediation tasks.
    Configure container vulnerable items (CVITs) granularity using Registry and data source
    Starting with v2.12.2 of Container Vulnerability Response, you can configure the granularity of container vulnerable items (CVITs) using Registry information and data sources. Depending on the chosen data source, you can view either image or kubernetes information related to a CVIT record.
    Additional columns in the container vulnerable items (CVITs) table
    Starting with v2.12.2 of Container Vulnerability Response, you can see the precise date and time when a CVIT was first discovered, last opened, resolved, and last found, ensuring clarity and accounting for different time zones.
    View risk score details of a container vulnerable item in the Work Notes section
    Starting with v2.12.2 of Container Vulnerability Response, the system property sn_sec_cmn.risk_score_changes_add_worknotes is inactive by default. If you enable it, only then you can see all the changes related to the risk score of a container vulnerable item in the Work notes section. Additionally, the work notes are updated only if there’s a change in the risk score.

    Zurich

    Remediation task rule execution mode
    You can now choose how remediation task rules are evaluated during ingestion. The new Match First execution mode evaluates rules sequentially and applies only the first matching rule, assigning each finding to exactly one remediation task. The default Match All mode continues to evaluate all applicable rules.
    Enhancements to the Vulnerability Response Integration with Wiz
    • The Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) that identifies detections for the Wiz Host Vulnerability integration will be mapped to a detection key.
      Note:
      This enhancement is supported for new customers only.

      For existing customers, the detection key for the Wiz Host Vulnerability integration is created using the combination of vulnerability, asset_id, and proof.

    • Added the source_id column to the Container Image Finding table (sn_vul_container_image_findings) and mapped the id attribute from the Wiz import to this field on findings records.
      Note:
      Perform a full import after upgrading to view the enhancement on container image findings, container image, and container image vulnerabilities records.
    • The image repository name format for new and existing discovered container images has been updated to align with the discovery format. The supported format is registry/repository. A separate finding is created for a repository present in each registry.
    • Appended all repositories that are associated with an image to the Repository field on the Discovered Container Image [sn_vul_container_image] table, which can help you see images from specific repositories.
    • The default integration instance parameter for configuring finding keys for the Container Vulnerability Integration includes src_ci, vulnerability, package, image_layer, and image_repository.
    Enhancements to the Vulnerability Response Integration with Wiz

    The Missing Assets [sn_vul_wiz_missing_asset] is deprecated. After updating to version 1.1, you must backdate your existing primary Wiz integrations by three days and run them.

    The backfill integrations are activated by default.

    After you run them after updating to v1.1, the following backfill integrations are no longer required:
    • Host Vulnerability Backfill Integration
    • Test Results Backfill Integration
    • Host Test Results Backfill Integration
    • Issues Backfill Integration

    Data for resources that have the validated_at_runtime flag set to 'yes' is imported and populated on detections.

    The CMDB internet-facing field on the discovered item is mapped to Limited Internet Exposure on findings.

    Fix information that includes 'Fix available', 'Partial fix available', 'No fix available', and 'Fix version' from the [fix_available] and [fix_version] columns is rolled up to CVITs from findings. Note: If there are two or more findings on a CVIT, the fixed version might only apply to one. In that case, 'Partial fix available' is rolled up to the CVIT.

    The Wiz vendor severity attribute is mapped to the 'Source severity' column on findings records in the Container Image Findings [sn_vul_container_image_findings] table.

    The cluster and namespace is evaluated for all the following entity Types: DEPLOYMENT, DAEMON_SET, STATEFUL_SET, POD.

    Import container vulnerability data with the Vulnerability Response Integration with Wiz
    Import configuration test results from Wiz to detect non-compliant cloud configurations. Findings are mapped to cloud test results (CTRs) in the Configuration Compliance application to help you enforce security policies and standards across your cloud environment.
    Enhancements to imported scanner results
    Enhancements support more scanner data on imports. Namespaces and hierarchy cluster are considered and populated in the discovered container image [sn_vul_container_image] table if this data is imported.

    Australia

    Enhancements to Container Vulnerability Response

    The image repository name format for new and existing discovered container images in the Container Vulnerability Response application has been updated to align with the discovery format. Perform a complete import to view the registry/repository enhancements on existing and new records.

    • The registry/repository format is supported for all third-party integrations including the Vulnerability Response integration with Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud Compute and Vulnerability Response Integration with Wiz third-party integrations.
    • Appended all repositories that are associated with an image to the Repository field on records on the Discovered Container Image [sn_vul_container_image] table, which can help you see images from specific repositories.
    • The default integration instance parameter for configuring finding keys for the Container Vulnerability Integration includes src_ci, vulnerability, package, image_layer, and image_repository.

    Added the source_id column to the Container Image Finding [sn_vul_container_image_findings] table. Mapped the id attribute from imports to the Source id field on findings records for all third-party integrations including the Vulnerability Response Integration with Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud Compute and Vulnerability Response Integration with Wiz third-party integrations.

    AWS Integration for Security Exposure Management
    The AWS Integration for Security Exposure Management supports integrations with the following AWS services:
    • AWS Inspector is an automated vulnerability management service that continuously scans EC2 instances, ECR container images, and Lambda functions for software vulnerabilities (CVEs) and unintended network exposure. The Vulnerability Response integration with AWS Inspector imports host and container vulnerability findings from AWS Inspector.
    • AWS Security Hub is a security service that is used to centralize and update security checks across AWS accounts. It provides a unified view of security alerts and compliance status by integrating with various AWS services. The Vulnerability Response integration with AWS Security Hub imports host, container vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations from AWS Security Hub.
    Unified Microsoft Defender Integration for Security Exposure Management
    The Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Defender Threat and Vulnerability Management (MS TVM) plugins are now consolidated into a single plugin: Microsoft Defender Integration for Security Exposure Management. This consolidation deprecates the standalone Microsoft Defender for Cloud plugin. The unified plugin also introduces container image vulnerability ingestion from Microsoft Defender for Cloud, creating Container Vulnerable Items on your instance. A guided migration path is available to transfer existing data from the deprecated applications to the unified plugin.
    Configure Image Vulnerability keys for Container Vulnerability Response CVIT creation
    Configure records on the Configure Image Vulnerability Keys [sn_vul_container_image_vulnerability_keys] table in your ServiceNow AI Platform® instance for the Image Vulnerability Keys that create container vulnerable items (CVIT)s.
    • The Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) provided by Wiz is now mapped as the detection key for the Wiz Host Vulnerability integration.
    • AWS ECS (Elastic Container Service) and AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) environments are supported.
    • Cluster and Service are supported for AWS ECS environments.
    • Namespace, Registry, and Service are supported for AWS EKS environments.
    • Choose either Scanner (third-party scanners) or Discovery (Configuration Management Database (CMDB)) as sources for data import for AWS ECS and AWS EKS.
      Note:

      If you choose Discovery as the data source, the Populate image relationships scheduled job runs daily to pre-import cluster and service details, and you should schedule your third-party integration runs at least 4 hours after this scheduled job is completed to verify that the pre-import data is available. This job is activated by default, but you must set the schedule so it runs before your scheduled third-party integration runs.

      For new customers only: The system property, sn_vul_container.image_relationship_mapping_months sets the number of previous months (1-12) that you want your third-party integration to look for container image updates when processing relationship mappings. This data is used to filter images by the sys_updated_on field. The default setting is three months. After you configure the integration run, relationship mapping is created for images which have been scanned in the last 90 days and present in discovered container images.

    • Column labels on the Container Vulnerable item [sn_vul_container_image_vulnerable_item] table are updated to support the scanner and discovery options, depending on your choice on the Configure Image Vulnerability Keys configuration page:
      • Cluster (Scanner) Namespace (scanner), and Service (scanner) for scanner data
      • Cluster (Discovery), Namespace (Discovery) and Service (Discovery) for Discovery

    Changes

    Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Container Vulnerability Response features.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    Deprecated the privilege to delete a container vulnerable item for the Admin role
    As an admin with the sn_vul.vulnerability_admin role, you can't delete a container vulnerable item. This privilege is now given to the sn_vul.delete granular role.

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    Configure maximum rows in related lists
    To improve readability and performance, you can now limit the number of rows shown in related lists on forms by setting the system property sn_vul_cmn.related_list.set_max_row.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Australia, some Container Vulnerability Response features or functionality were removed.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    The Close button has been removed for a remediation task in the classic UI, Vulnerability Manager Workspace, and IT Remediation Workspace.

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Deprecations

    Between your current release family and Australia, some Container Vulnerability Response features or functionality were deprecated.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Activation information

    Review information on how to activate Container Vulnerability Response.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    Install Container Vulnerability Response by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.

    Zurich

    Install Container Vulnerability Response and third-party integrations by requesting them from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.

    Australia

    Install Container Vulnerability Response and third-party integrations by requesting them from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store to view all the available apps, and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.

    Additional requirements

    If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Container Vulnerability Response we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Browser requirements

    If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Container Vulnerability Response we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Accessibility information

    Review details on accessibility information for Container Vulnerability Response, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    Dark theme
    The new Coral theme includes a dark theme option for web and mobile experiences. This option is commonly used to alleviate eye strain and improve readability.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Localization information

    If there are specific localization considerations for Container Vulnerability Response we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Highlight information

    If there are specific highlight considerations for Container Vulnerability Response we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    • Reevaluate the risk score, assignments, remediation target date, exceptions, and remediation task for a specific set of container vulnerable items in Vulnerability Manager Workspace.

    See Container Vulnerability Response for more information.

    Yokohama

    • With the sn_vul_container.vulnerability_analyst or sn_vul_container.vulnerability_admin role, create container remediation tasks manually in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
    • With the role sn_vul_container.remediation_owner, create container remediation tasks manually in the IT Remediation Workspace.

    See Container Vulnerability Response for more information.

    Zurich

    • If you are currently using Container Vulnerability Response and you want to upgrade to Unified Security Exposure Management (USEM), see Unified Security Exposure Management release notes for more information about USEM and the Unified Security Exposure Management migration.
    • Import container image vulnerability data from the Wiz scanners into container vulnerable items (CVITs) with the Vulnerability Response Integration with Wiz.
    • With the sn_vul_container.vulnerability_analyst or sn_vul_container.vulnerability_admin role, create container remediation tasks manually in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
    • With the role sn_vul_container.remediation_owner, create container remediation tasks manually in the IT Remediation Workspace.

    See Container Vulnerability Response for more information.

    Australia

    • The AWS Integration for Security Exposure Management supports integrations with AWS Inspector and AWS Security Hub.
    • If you're currently using Container Vulnerability Response and you want to upgrade to Unified Security Exposure Management (USEM), see Unified Security Exposure Management (USEM) notes for more information about USEM and the Unified Security Exposure Management migration.
    • Import container image vulnerability data from the Wiz scanners into container vulnerable items (CVITs) with the Vulnerability Response Integration with Wiz.
    • With the sn_vul_container.vulnerability_analyst or sn_vul_container.vulnerability_admin role, create container remediation tasks manually in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
    • With the role sn_vul_container.remediation_owner, create container remediation tasks manually in the IT Remediation Workspace.

    See Container Vulnerability Response for more information.