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title: Approve an exception request in Container Vulnerability Response
description: Approve exception requests for container vulnerable items or remediation tasks that can't be remediated immediately. You must assess these requests for risk and then approve them for deferral until they can be remediated.
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release: australia
product: Container Vulnerability Response
classification: container-vulnerability-response
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Requesting and approving an exception in Container Vulnerability Response, Exception management in Container Vulnerability Response, Use, Container Vulnerability Response, Unified Security Exposure Management, Security Operations]
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# Approve an exception request in Container Vulnerability Response

Approve exception requests for container vulnerable items or remediation tasks that can't be remediated immediately. You must assess these requests for risk and then approve them for deferral until they can be remediated.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_vul.exception\_approver

## About this task

You can approve the exception and false-positive requests in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.

You can also approve exception 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.


**Parent Topic:**[Requesting and approving an exception in Container Vulnerability Response](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/container-vulnerability-response/cvr-request-approve-exception.md)