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# Update an approved exception rule

# Update an approved exception rule {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated August 11, 2026
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Cancel an approved rule to be able to update it. For example, before you can modify any dates or add a condition to an approved rule, you must cancel it so that the remediation task finding is deleted, and the findings move
to the Open state.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_vul.vulnerability_admin

## About this task

Group rules are reapplied to these findings. Submit the rule after making the changes so that it goes through the approval process once again.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to WorkspacesSecurity Exposure Management Workspace.
2. Select Administration in the navigation pane.
3. Select Review on the Exception rules tile.
4. Open the exception rule that you want to cancel and click Cancel.
5. In the Cancel Rule dialog box, click Cancel rule.  
   The rule moves back to the Draft state and the associated VUL is deleted. The related Findings are reopened, and group rules are applied to the individual Findings.
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