Improve controls coverage - Administrator Guide - Cortex XDR - Cortex - Security Operations

Cortex XDR 5.x Documentation

Product
Cortex XDR
License
XDR + Cloud
Creation date
2025-07-13
Last date published
2026-06-11
Category
Administrator Guide

The Vulnerability Issues page provides you with control information, to help you evaluate the efficacy of your risk mitigation efforts. The Vulnerability Issues;table includes fields for Detected Controls and Detected Control Coveragefor each vulnerability issue, so you can filter and sort on these fields. The issue details panel also provides additional information on detected controls and coverage.

  1. Navigate to Vulnerability & Exposure ManagementVulnerability Issues.

  2. On the Vulnerability Issues page, controls information can be found in the following columns:

    Detected Controls: Lists the Security controls detected for this issue.

    Detected Control Coverage: Summarizes the effectiveness of the control.

    You can filter and sort on these fields as needed.

  3. Click on an issue to display the issue details panel. Details about Security controls appear on theRisk Details tab. Specifics include which control, if any, was detected, details about the control coverage, and information about recommended steps to improve the coverage.

  4. Select the Actionstab and review the list of Recommended Actions.

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    The Actions tab in a vulnerability issue lists the recommended actions as a set of links. Those links take you to Cortex XSIAM page where you can perform the recommended action. For example, if you click + Install the Cortex Security Agent, the system will not automatically install the agent; instead it will open the page where you can install agents. Current available actions are limited to installing the Cortex Security Agent.

  5. Click on an action to open the Cortex XSIAM page where you can complete that action.