Dashboards page in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace

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  • Updated January 30, 2025
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    Summary of Dashboards page in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace

    The Dashboards page in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace allows ServiceNow customers to view and analyze vulnerability data through various dashboards in the Next Experience UI. These dashboards help track vulnerabilities across hosts, applications, containers, and configuration test results, providing actionable insights into the security posture of your organization.

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    Access and Roles

    To access the dashboards, navigate to Workspaces > Vulnerability Manager Workspace and select the Dashboards icon. The default dashboard you see depends on your assigned role:

    • Unified Dashboard: For roles snvulcmnvulnerabilityadmin or snvulcmnvulnerabilityanalyst
    • Vulnerability PA Dashboard: For snvulvulnerabilityadmin or snvulvulnerabilityanalyst
    • Application overview: For snvulappsecmanager
    • Container overview: For snvulcontainervulnerabilityadmin or snvulcontaineranalyst

    Additional roles apply for specific vulnerability item types such as host (VIT), application (AVIT), container (CVIT), and configuration test results (CTR).

    Available Dashboards

    You can select from several dashboards on the Dashboards page based on your monitoring and analysis needs:

    • Vulnerability Management (PA): Tracks host vulnerabilities from detection through remediation.
    • Vulnerability Approvals: Shows approval requests status (approved, rejected, pending).
    • CISO Dashboard: Provides an overview of organizational security posture including vulnerabilities and incidents.
    • Container Vulnerability Management Overview: Monitors container vulnerabilities lifecycle.
    • Application Vulnerability Management Dashboard: Tracks application vulnerabilities from detection to remediation.
    • Unified Vulnerability Response Dashboard: Aggregates data from multiple scanners and security tools for a comprehensive vulnerability and risk view.
    • Vulnerability Response Health Dashboard: Displays the overall health score of the Vulnerability Response application.

    Customization

    Customers can create customized dashboards tailored to their specific requirements by using the More Options icon on the Dashboards page and selecting Create new dashboard.

    On the Dashboards page of the Vulnerability Manager Workspace, you can view the dashboards in the Next Experience UI and use these dashboards to track and analyze the vulnerabilities.

    Roles required:
    • sn_vul.vulnerability_analyst, or sn_vul.vulnerability_admin for host vulnerable items (VITs)
    • sn_vul.app_sec_manager for application vulnerable items (AVITs)
    • sn_vul_container.vulnerability_analyst or sn_vul_container.vulnerability_admin for container vulnerable items (CVITs)
    • sn_vulc.admin for configuration test results (CTRs)

    Access the dashboards in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace by navigating to Workspaces > Vulnerability Manager Workspace and selecting the Dashboards icon. The default dashboard is displayed based on your role.

    The following table shows the default dashboard that is displayed for a specific role.

    Table 1. Default dashboard
    Default Dashboard Role
    Unified Dashboard sn_vul_cmn_vulnerability_admin or sn_vul_cmn_vulnerability_analyst
    Vulnerability PA Dashboard sn_vul_vulnerability_admin or sn_vul_vulnerability_analyst
    Application overview sn_vul_app_sec_manager
    Container overview sn_vul_container_vulnerability_admin or sn_vul_container_analyst
    You can view the following dashboards for the tasks that you want to perform by selecting them from the drop-down on the Dashboards page.
    Table 2. Dashboards in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace
    Dashboard Description
    Vulnerability Management (PA) Track the volume, performance, and progress of the host vulnerabilities from the initial analysis and detection to the containment or remediation. For more information, see Vulnerability Management (PA) dashboard.
    Vulnerability Approvals View the number of approval requests approved, rejected, and pending for you. For more information, see Using the default Vulnerability Response dashboards.
    CISO Dashboard Reveals the overall security posture of your organization, including the security vulnerability and incidents. For more information, see Vulnerability Management CISO dashboard.
    Container Vulnerability Management Overview Track the volume, performance, and progress of the container vulnerabilities from the initial analysis and detection to the containment or remediation. For more information, see Container Vulnerability Response dashboard.
    Application Vulnerability Management Dashboard Track the volume, performance, and progress of the application vulnerabilities from the initial analysis and detection to the containment or remediation. For more information, see Application Vulnerability Management (PA) dashboard
    Unified Vulnerability Response Dashboard Provides visibility from multiple vulnerability scanners and security tools to provide a comprehensive view of an organization's vulnerabilities and risks. For more information, see Analytics and reporting solutions for the Unified Vulnerability Response Dashboard.
    Vulnerability Response Health Dashboard Displays the overall health score of the Vulnerability Response application. For more information, see SecOps Vulnerability Response Health dashboard.

    The following image shows the Dashboards page in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.

    Figure 1. Version 19.0 Dashboards in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace
    Version 19.0 Dashboards in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace
    You can also create a customized dashboard by selecting the More Options icon More options and then selecting Create new dashboard.