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# Rescan records and remediation tasks in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace

# Rescan records and remediation tasks in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

To verify that your remediation tasks and records have been resolved between scheduled
scanning cycles, initiate rescans from your ServiceNow AI Platform on-demand.

Role required: sn_vul.vulnerability_analyst or sn_vul.vulnerability_admin.
Rescans permit you to verify that your remediation activities, patches, and other actions have
successfully fixed specific vulnerabilities on your configuration items (CIs).

The Rapid7 and Qualys scanners are
deactivated by default in the Vulnerability Response application. If you try to perform a
rescan from the vulnerable items or remediation tasks that have these applications as a source,
the Rescan button is not available.

To activate these scanners, as a user with the
sn_vul.vulnerability_admin role:

1. Navigate to AllVulnerability ResponseVulnerability ScanningScanners.
2. Locate the scanner product that you want to activate and click the record to open it.
3. Select the Active check box.
4. Click Update.

   The product you activated is displayed in the Source
   field on the vulnerable item and remediation task records after the next import, and
   Rescan is available as a UI action.

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Rescan is supported for records and remediation tasks with the following integrations in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace. See the following topics for more information:

* [Rescan Rapid7 vulnerable items from the Vulnerability Response workspaces](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/tbYFU_1eJgOPJmt3BnhC3A "Verify your vulnerable items have been remediated between scheduled scanning cycles. Initiate rescans in the Rapid7 product on-demand from the IT Remediation Workspace in your ServiceNow AI Platform instance.")
* [Rescan Qualys vulnerable items from the Vulnerability Response workspaces](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Lfukdy4oTVnEtuWTIR8CwA "Verify that your vulnerable items have been remediated between scheduled scanning cycles. Initiate rescans in the Qualys product on-demand from the IT Remediation Workspace in your ServiceNow AI Platform instance.")
* [Rescan Tenable.io and Tenable.sc vulnerable items from the Vulnerability Response workspaces](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/WTdW6FSs9EKPg_PTPCR~Vw "Verify your vulnerable items have been remediated between scheduled scanning cycles. Initiate rescans in the Tenable.io and Tenable.sc products on-demand from the IT Remediation Workspace in your ServiceNow AI Platform instance.")
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To initiate rescans in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace from vulnerable item and remediation task records, the records require a supported scanner as a source.

You might prefer to create a filtered list that displays records by their source. See [Create a customized list of records](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/oHydFc7ssZus8yrfqUCxFQ "You can create a customized list in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.") for an example of how to create a list.

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