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title: Request an extension for a deferred vulnerable item in the Vulnerability Manager workspace
description: Request an extension for a deferred vulnerable item before it reaches its deferred until due date. As a remediation owner, you’re no longer required to wait until the deferred due date to make this request.
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product: Vulnerability Manager Workspace
classification: vulnerability-manager-workspace
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Remediating vulnerable items and test results in the Security Exposure Management Workspace, Vulnerability Manager Workspace, Vulnerability Response Workspaces, Unified Security Exposure Management, Security Operations]
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# Request an extension for a deferred vulnerable item in the Vulnerability Manager workspace

Request an extension for a deferred vulnerable item before it reaches its deferred until due date. As a remediation owner, you’re no longer required to wait until the deferred due date to make this request.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_vul.vulnerability\_admin or sn\_vul.admin \(deprecated\)

## About this task

You can also request an extension from the classic environment.

Use the same procedure to request an extension for an application vulnerable item, container vulnerable item, test result group, and a remediation task.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Vulnerability Manager Workspaces**.

2.  Select Lists.

3.  Under Host Vulnerable Items, select **All**.

4.  Filter the list by selecting deferred in the State column.

5.  Select a deferred vulnerable item.

    **Note:** The Request Extension button is visible only when the state of the vulnerable item is Deferred.

6.  Select the **Request Extension** button.

7.  Fill in the fields on the form, as appropriate.

<table id="table_s52_yvn_r6"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Extend Until

</td><td>

Select the date until when the deferred vulnerable item must be extended for remediation.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Reason

</td><td>

Enter the reason for deferring the issue. Choices include:

-   Awaiting maintenance window
-   Fix unavailable
-   Risk accepted
-   Mitigating control in place
-   Other


</td></tr><tr><td>

Additional information

</td><td>

Enter any other relevant information.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>8.  Select **Request Extension**.

    An email is triggered on submission of the request and subsequent action by the approver.

    **Note:**

    -   The request goes through two levels of approval.
    -   If a deferred vulnerable item is extended again, the extend deferral count increases in the backend.
9.  After the request is approved, the Until, Reason, and Deferral notes are updated.