Vulnerability Response Licensing and Usage release notes

  • Release version: Store
  • Updated June 11, 2026
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    • Version history for the Security Operations Vulnerability Response Licensing and Usage application on the ServiceNow Store .

    Important:
    For details on system requirements and family compatibility, view the application listing on the ServiceNow Store website.

    Version history

    Version 2.10.1 - June 2026
    • New: Added AI asset support to USEM licensing calculations. The Vulnerability License plugin now calculates licensing usage for AI-related assets tracked in Unified Security Exposure Management.
    • Changed:
      • Connected application-specific Licensing dashboards with Subscription Management, enabling customers to view license consumption alongside subscription entitlement and usage details.
      • Improved access control handling across the Licensing repository to strengthen authorization enforcement and align with internal security requirements.
    Version 2.9.2 - April 2026
    Fixed: Resolved a slow database query in asset usage calculations that could cause delays of over two minutes.
    Version 2.9.1 - January 2026
    Changed: SU-based licensing now uses a 30-day metering period.
    Version 2.8.1 - December 2025
    Changed: This application provides an in-product usage module and reports the usage metrics for USEM (formerly Vulnerability Response) for tracking.
    Version 2.7.1 - August 2025
    Fixed: Resolved performance bottleneck where slow queries from the "VR Asset Usage Counter" job were causing high Host Log Latency (HLL).
    Version 2.6.1 - November 2024
    Fixed: Minor fixes for this release. For additional information on the Vulnerability Response Licensing and Usage application, see the KB0861920 KB article.
    Version 2.5.5 - October 2024
    • Fixed:
      • Retired assets are now discounted in Security Posture Control usage calculation.
      • Software records are not excluded for Security Posture Control usage calculation.
    Version 2.5.0 - May 2024
    Changed: The incomplete IP assets are not discounted from licensing usage.
    Version 2.4.4 - March 2024
    Fixed: Added widget so the top five Configuration Item (CI) classes and their asset count is available as a vertical bar in the SPC Workspace for Security Posture Control usage.
    Version 2.4.3 - February 2024
    • Changed:
      • Added new widgets to show duplicate asset usage counts across the scanners and assets of the Incomplete IP class.
      • Duplicate assets from different scanners and assets of the incomplete IP class will be not counted in the Final usage.
      • Renamed the CSPM usage tab to SPC.
      • Added new widgets under the Security posture control, On-Prem vs Cloud assets and Count of assets supported by Service graph connectors.
    Version 2.3.4 - November 2023
    Minor fixes for this release.
    Version 2.3.3 - August 2023
    • New: The Licensing dashboard is now available in the Next Experience UI.
    • Fixed: Alignment issues in the dashboard.
    Version 2.2.3 - June 2023
    New: Introduced new metering for the cloud resources. For more information, see the following KB: https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB086192.
    Version 2.2.2 - February 2023
    • New: Added a new widget for Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) usage.
    • Changed:
      • Changed the placement of the module to Security Operations > Usage Report > VR and Cloud Security Usage.
      • The Vulnerability Response Licensing and Usage application must be installed manually. It is no longer auto installed with the Vulnerability Response application.
    Version 2.1.1 - November 2022
    • New:
      • Added a widget to capture usage by classes
      • Added a widget to capture container usage
    Version 2.0.0 - August 2022
    The Vulnerability Response Licensing and Usage application provides in-product usage module and reports for tracking the usage metrics for Vulnerability Response.