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Marking and approving a false positive container vulnerability item › Exception management in Container Vulnerability Response › Use › Container Vulnerability Response › Unified Security Exposure Management › Security Operations
Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Approve a false positive

As a false positive approver, you can approve false positive requests from other users.

Important: You can approve or reject false positive requests in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.

Before you begin

Role required: false_positive_approver

You can also approve exception and false positive requests in the classic environment:

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Container Vulnerability Response > My Approvals.

  2. Select a request from your queue.

  3. Approve or reject the request with appropriate comments.

    Note: A false positive can be time bound. Only the approver can set the end date.

Parent Topic:Marking and approving a false positive container vulnerability item