Combined Application Vulnerability Response release notes for upgrades from Washington DC to Xanadu

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated May 4, 2026
  • 17 minutes to read
  • Consolidated page of all release notes for Application Vulnerability Response from Washington DC to Xanadu.

    How to use this page

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

    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 Application Vulnerability Response to Xanadu

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

    Release Release notes

    Washington DC

    No updates for this release.

    Xanadu

    New features

    Between your current release family and Xanadu, new features were introduced for Application Vulnerability Response.

    Release Release notes

    Washington DC

    Closed application vulnerable items in the SBOM Workspace reopen automatically
    A Closed application vulnerable item (AVIT) for a component with an associated vulnerability is reopened automatically and visible in the SBOM Workspace if the following conditions are met:
    • The Reopen AVITs if detected (sn_sbom_resp.reopen_avits_if_detected) system property is activated. This system property is activated by default.
    • The AVIT with the associated vulnerability is detected again by a third-party integration's vulnerability scans or the component with the vulnerability is part of a subsequent SBOM upload.
    • The substate of the Closed AVIT is not one of the following: Mitigation Control in Place, Not Affected, or False Positive. AVITs with these substates are not reopened by the system property.

    Deactivate the system property only if you do not want Closed AVITs to reopen automatically.

    Updating application vulnerable items in bulk in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace
    Perform the following tasks on one or more application vulnerable items (AVITs) simultaneously using the bulk edit feature in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace:
    View list of vulnerable items in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace
    View the list of active vulnerable items in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace using the active records count next to the View by drop-down in the Host vulnerabilities tab on the Home page.
    Open active AVITs list in classic UI from the Vulnerability Manager Workspace
    Navigate to the Classic UI's active AVITs list using the View Classic link in the Application Vulnerabilities tab on the home page of the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
    Refresh a remediation task in the Vulnerability Manager and IT Remediation Workspaces
    Refresh a remediation task (AVUL#) in the Vulnerability Manager and IT Remediation Workspaces to inspected if there are any additional records that belong to a remediation task.
    Enhancements to the Software Bill of Materials applications
    Upload SBOM files for the CycloneDX and SPDX standards starting with version 3.0 of SBOM Core and 3.2 of SBOM Response.
    • XML and JSON formats are supported for CycloneDX up to and including version 1.4.
    • JSON format is supported for SPDX up to and including version 2.3.

    Performance enhancements in the SBOM Workspace for the BOM Entities and Components pages. You might experience faster load times for the Home and Components modules in the SBOM Workspace.

    GitHub Application Vulnerability Integration version 1.1
    Import application information from your GitHub repositories with the GitHub Repos Integration. Imported data is stored in the Discovered Applications [sn_vul_app_release] table. The GitHub CodeScan and Dependabot integrations require current application data that is imported by the GitHub Repos Integration.

    Enhancements to the (OAuth) authentication credentials on the GitHub Configuration page.

    Enhancements to the Veracode Vulnerability Integration version 4.2
    Select Get More Details on Veracode application vulnerable items (AVITs) on the Application Vulnerable Item [sn_vul_app_vulnerable_item] table or from the list views in the Vulnerability Response Workspaces to view the following data imported from Veracode:
    • HTTP Source request and Source response details for Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) scans are displayed on the HTTP Request/Response related list.
    • Solution recommendations from Veracode are displayed on the Findings related list.
    • HTTP Source request, Source response, and recommendations are displayed on the Details tab In the Vulnerability Response workspaces.
    • The Description column is supported on the Application Vulnerable Item [sn_vul_app_vulnerable_item] table.
    Enhancements to Application Vulnerability Response AVIT Vulnerability Integrations
    View details such as total processing times, average times for pre- and post-integration run processes, and reports on the integration run records for the Fortify version 2.3, Invicti version 1.1, and Veracode version 4.2 Application Vulnerable Item (AVIT) Integrations.
    Create auto-close rules for stale AVITs
    Automate the closure of stale AVITs via Auto-close rules based on your required filter conditions.
    Analyzing the vulnerability landscape in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace
    Get the overall summary of the active application vulnerabilities through visual representation of risk ratings, remediation progress, assignment groups workloads, and records in remediation tasks on the Home page of the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
    Acquiring the summary of a set of application vulnerabilities using filters
    Get the summary of a set of active application vulnerabilities by filtering those vulnerabilities on the Home page of the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
    Define Vulnerability Response email notifications
    When links are clicked in an email notification, records open in Vulnerability Manager Workspace or IT Remediation Workspace based on the user's role.
    Invicti Vulnerability Integration
    Import Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) data with the Invicti Vulnerability Integration. This data enables you to determine the impact and priority of flaws in your custom software applications. Use the following Invicti integrations to enrich your vulnerability data:
    • Invicti Application List Application - Import applications that are scanned by Invicti.
    • Invicti Scan List Integration - Import data about the date and time a scan was run.
    • Invicti Application Vulnerable Item Integration - Import Invicti vulnerable item data.
    Import Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) files with Veracode
    Upload SBOM files in CycloneDx JSON format with a dedicated Veracode API. Identify the components you are using in your software projects and information about their releases, versions, and associated vulnerabilities. The integration generates SBOMs in CycloneDx JSON format and uploads them into your instance for parsing. The Software Bill of Materials applications are required. For more information, see Exploring Software Bill of Materials.
    Software Bill of Materials
    The following enhancements were made to supported applications for the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) product:
    • Added PURL validation for the OSV.dev integration. Invalid PURLs are ignored during file processing.
    • If available, OSV.dev fixed version information is displayed on a related list on the AVIT record.
    • SBOM application vulnerable items (AVITs) show component information in enhanced SBOM workspace views.
    • Disabled Remediation Task rules for SBOM AVITs in the SBOM Workspace. You can edit rules for SBOM AVITs in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace in Vulnerability Response.
    • Expanded SBOM Workspace access enables you to view the SBOM inventory with the SBOM Core application.
    Reapplying CI Lookup rules in Application Vulnerability Response
    Reapply your configuration item (CI) lookup rules to update existing CIs for scanned applications and product models.
    Create remediation tasks manually
    Create remediation tasks (AVULs) manually for application vulnerable items (AVITs) from remediation task records on the Group Configuration tab.
    Notifications on false positive and exception requests
    Receive notifications and reminders on false positive and exception requests change approval records by setting approval expiry and reminder dates on the approval rules.
    Quick start tests for Application Vulnerability Response

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

    Xanadu

    Customize the calculation of Age and Age closed parameters of a application vulnerable item
    Starting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, the Age and Age Closed durations of am Application 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.app_read_all role
    Starting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, as a user with the sn_vul.app_read_all role, you can view the application vulnerable items in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
    IT Remediation Workspace access to the sn_vul.app_read_assigned role
    Starting with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, as a user with the sn_vul.app_read_assigned role, you can view the application 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 Application 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 in 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 in the Application Vulnerabilities tab on the Home page of the Vulnerability Manager Workspace, you can configure the widgets to refresh automatically. Otherwise, you can manually refresh the widgets by selecting the Refresh button on the Application 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 Application Vulnerable Items from the Application 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.
    New Properties module
    Starting with v24.0.6 of Application 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.
    View, classify, and assign software license information you upload with your SBOM files
    Use the License administration module in the SBOM Workspace to help you determine your over-all license compliance and risk exposure to the open-source and vendor-supplied software components you use in your application development.
    • View all the licenses that are used in your organization in the License administration module.
    • Classify existing licenses as: "Permitted", "Restricted", "Banned", or "Unclassified", and create new licenses.
    • For unassigned or missing licenses, you can manually assign licenses to components used by your applications.
    Closed application vulnerable items in the SBOM Workspace reopen automatically
    A Closed application vulnerable item (AVIT) for a component with an associated vulnerability is reopened automatically and visible in the SBOM Workspace if the following conditions are met:
    • The Reopen AVITs if detected (sn_sbom_resp.reopen_avits_if_detected) system property is activated. This system property is activated by default.
    • The AVIT with the associated vulnerability is detected again by a third-party integration's vulnerability scans or the component with the vulnerability is part of a subsequent SBOM upload.
    • The substate of the Closed AVIT is not one of the following: Mitigation Control in Place, Not Affected, or False Positive. AVITs with these substates are not reopened by the system property.

    Deactivate the system property only if you do not want Closed AVITs to reopen automatically.

    Reevaluate the remediation properties for application vulnerable items in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace
    Select the application vulnerable items conditionally for reevaluating the following remediation properties in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace:
    • Assignments
    • Remediation tasks
    • Remediation target date
    • Exceptions (Vulnerability Response v24.0.6)
    • Risk score
    Software Bill of Materials enhancements for CycloneDX SBOM files
    The following enhancements were made to support SBOM files in CycloneDX format:

    Import additional information in CycloneDX SBOM files with the (sn_sbom_core.collect_properties) property. This property is deactivated by default. Activate the property to import information that is generally not supported. Any information imported from these properties is uploaded to the SBOM Component Property [sn_sbom_comp_property] table for the following:

    • Uploaded SBOM files
    • Metadata
    • Individual vulnerabilities
    • Components

    View imported component data for declared and concluded licenses for SBOM files in versions 1.4 and later of CycloneDX in two new license fields:

    • Declared
    • Concluded

    SBOM parsing support is enhanced for the following CycloneDX versions and component types:

    • Version 1.5: Platform, Data, Device driver, Machine Learning model
    • Version 1.6: Cryptographic
    Enhancements to SBOM Response for PaCE
    The Policy as Code Engine (PaCE) application is available for SBOM Response.
    • Determine if components are stale or abandoned with the Run PaCE policies for SBOM Response scheduled job. The scheduled job is deactivated by default.
    • View components that are identified as stale or abandoned as Non-compliant in the PaCE interface that is available in the SBOM Workspace.
    Upload SBOM files to the ServiceNow AI Platform® from your GitHub repositories
    Determine if SBOM files generated in your CI/CD (continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment) pipelines have been successfully queued in your ServiceNow AI Platform instance.
    • Protect your environments from potentially harmful components during software development cycles with GitHub Actions that you initiate from your GitHub environment.
    • Obtain any required GitHub Actions for SBOM upload in the GitHub Marketplace.
    Enhancements to Bill of Materials records for the Veracode Vulnerability Integration
    Veracode is mapped to the Source field for records in the Bill of Materials [sn_sbom_doc] table for the Veracode SBOM files that you upload.
    Remediation Task Rules for Container Vulnerability Response
    Define and group container vulnerable items automatically based on the remediation task rules.
    GitHub Secrets Scanning
    Ingest secrets detected in your organization’s code along with the application security testing results, enabling ease of accessibility for developers to mitigate these results.
    Enhanced processing performance of scheduled job
    The Rollup application 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.
    Quick Start Tests for Application Vulnerability Response

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

    Set the Veracode integration to update SCA findings
    You can select the scan that takes precedence for the final updates for SCA findings data imported from Veracode. On the Veracode configuration page, ‘Default’ is the set value until you change it. You must select the Include SCA findings check box and choose one from the list:
    • Agent – the agent scan results make the final updates to SCA finding
    • Upload – the upload scan results make the final updates to SCA finding
    • Default – the last scan processed, either the agent or upload scan, makes the final updates to SCA findings
    Note:
    If you do not select the Include SCA findings check box on the configuration page, the scan you selected from the list is not used, and the last scan that is processed makes the final updates.
    Add and delete support for applications in Veracode imported from the ServiceNow AI Platform
    Set the value for the [sn-vul-veracode.app-mark-unseen-apps-inactive] system property to ‘true’ to prevent errors if the Platform requests applications already deleted by Veracode. If this property is set to ‘true’ (activated), the successful import of the Application List Integration marks any unseen applications in the Platform as ‘inactive’.
    Application Penetration testing enhancements
    New workspace that permits you to use the penetration testing workflow in the Next Experience UI. Alignment of penetration testing for mobile application security with the recognized standards of the Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS) via a questionnaire in the penetration testing workflow.

    Changes

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

    Release Release notes

    Washington DC

    No updates for this release.

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Removed

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

    Release Release notes

    Washington DC

    No updates for this release.

    Xanadu

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

    Deprecations

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

    Release Release notes

    Washington DC

    No updates for this release.

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Activation information

    Review information on how to activate Application Vulnerability Response.

    Release Release notes

    Washington DC

    Install Application Vulnerability Response by requesting Vulnerability Response from the ServiceNow Store. Application Vulnerability Response is included as part of the Vulnerability Response application. 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.

    Xanadu

    Install Application Vulnerability Response by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Application Vulnerability Response is included as a part of the Vulnerability Response application. 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.

    Additional requirements

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

    Release Release notes

    Washington DC

    No updates for this release.

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Browser requirements

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

    Release Release notes

    Washington DC

    No updates for this release.

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Accessibility information

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

    Release Release notes

    Washington DC

    No updates for this release.

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Localization information

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

    Release Release notes

    Washington DC

    No updates for this release.

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Highlight information

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

    Release Release notes

    Washington DC

    • Import application information from your GitHub repositories with the GitHub Repos Integration.
    • The Software Bill of Materials applications support SBOM files in CycloneDX and SPDX standards.
    • Get the overall summary of active application vulnerabilities with visualizations of all or prefiltered active application vulnerabilities in the Application vulnerabilities tab on the new Vulnerability Manager Workspace landing page.
    • Import Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) data with the Invicti Vulnerability Integration.

    See Application Vulnerability Response for more information. for more information.

    Xanadu

    • Reevaluate the risk score, assignments, remediation target date, exceptions, and remediation task for a specific set of application vulnerable items in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
    • Integrate with supported third-party scanners to import vulnerability data.
    • Compare application vulnerability-related data and determine if application vulnerabilities are found in an application.
    • Prioritize, remediate, and manage application vulnerable items (AVI)s. Each application vulnerability represents a vulnerability entry in the CWE or third-party libraries.
    • Identify the components used in your organization's applications and determine your potential exposure to risks associated with using open-source software from Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) files that you upload into your instance.

    See Application Vulnerability Response for more information.