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title: Mark as a false positive in Container Vulnerability Response
description: Mark a container vulnerable item \(CVIT\) or remediation task as a false positive if the warning given by the scanner is not actually an issue. For example, if a CVIT has been decommissioned but the scanner is still raising an issue related to it, mark it as a false positive.
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product: Container Vulnerability Response
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# Mark as a false positive in Container Vulnerability Response

Mark a container vulnerable item \(CVIT\) or remediation task as a false positive if the warning given by the scanner is not actually an issue. For example, if a CVIT has been decommissioned but the scanner is still raising an issue related to it, mark it as a false positive.

**Important:** As a Vulnerability analyst and remediation owner, you can request false positives from the [Vulnerability Manager Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-manager-workspace/vr-ws-exceptions-split-VMGR-ws.md) and [IT Remediation Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/it-remediation-workspace/vr-ws-mark-fp.md) respectively.

## Before you begin

Role required: remediation owner

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Container Vulnerability Response \(or Remediation Tasks\)** > **All**.

2.  Open the CVIT you want to mark as a false positive and click **Mark as False Positive**.

    The CVIT must be in an **Open** state.

3.  On the False Positive form, enter details in **Additional information** and click **Request Approval**.

    The request is sent for approval and the State of the CVIT changes to **In Review**. Both the requester and approver are notified via email.


**Parent Topic:**[Marking and approving a false positive container vulnerability item](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/container-vulnerability-response/request-approve-fp-cvr.md)