---
title: Bulk edit host vulnerable items with patches and solutions
description: Recommend a patch or solution for multiple host vulnerable items concurrently using the bulk edit feature in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/security-management/vulnerability-manager-workspace/vmws-bulk-edit-patches-solutions.html
release: australia
product: Vulnerability Manager Workspace
classification: vulnerability-manager-workspace
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 4
breadcrumb: [Using bulk edit in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace, Remediating vulnerable items and test results in the Security Exposure Management Workspace, Vulnerability Manager Workspace, Vulnerability Response Workspaces, Unified Security Exposure Management, Security Operations]
---

# Bulk edit host vulnerable items with patches and solutions

Recommend a patch or solution for multiple host vulnerable items concurrently using the bulk edit feature in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_vul.vulnerability\_analyst, sn\_vul.vulnerability\_admin, and any role with sn\_vul.bulk\_edit granular role.

## About this task

In the Bulk edit modal, while adding a preferred solution and patch, you can also unassign or assign multiple host vulnerable items \(VITs\) to an assignment group simultaneously.

## Procedure

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

    **Note:** The selected records must be in the Open, Under Investigation, or Awaiting Implementation state.

2.  On the List page, under Host Vulnerable items, open the Active or All list.

3.  Perform one of the following:

    -   Select the check box next to each item if you want to use the **Only Selected Items** option in the **Record Selection** field.
    -   Apply filters if you want to use the **All Vulnerable Items that match filter** option in the **Record Selection** field.
    -   Select the check box next to each item if you want to use the **Only Selected Items** option in the Record Selection field of Bulk Edit modal.
    -   Apply filters if you want to use the **All Vulnerable Items that match filter** option in the Record Selection field of Bulk Edit modal.
4.  Select the **Bulk Edit** button.

5.  On the Bulk Edit modal, fill in the fields to recommend a patch or solution for multiple host vulnerable items.

<table id="table_t4d_4bd_5s"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td id="record-slection-field">

Record Selection

</td><td>

Records to update. Choices are:-   Only Selected Items: Select this option if you want to update the records you selected using the check box.
-   All Vulnerable Items that match filter: Select this option if you want to update the filtered records.
-   Remediation Task: Select this option if you want to update the records in a remediation task and then select the desired remediation task in the **Remediation task** field.
-   Vulnerability Entry: Select this option if you want to update the records specific to a common vulnerable entry \(CVE\) and then select the CVE in the **Vulnerability Entry** field.
**Note:**

-   Records with invalid CI or CI decommissioned aren’t updated.
-   Only the records \(VITs\) in the Open, Under Investigation, or Awaiting Implementation state are updated.


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

State

</td><td>

Change for the **State** of the host vulnerable items. You can add preferred solution and patch only when you choose the following states.-   Do Not Update
-   Open
-   Under Investigation
-   Awaiting Implementation


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

Preferred Solution

</td><td>

Solution that is targeted for remediating all the vulnerable items selected for bulk edit. Select the change for the **Preferred Solution** field in the vulnerable item. Choices are from a lookup list of available preferred solutions for the VITs selected.**Note:**

-   The set of available preferred solutions is an intersection of all potential solutions of the vulnerabilities across all selected VITs.
-   When selecting **Record selection** &gt; **Vulnerability Entry** for a bulk edit, all VITs for the vulnerability will be set to the selected preferred solution.

**Note:** This operation doesn’t set the **Preferred solution** at the vulnerability entry level. Setting the **Preferred solution** at the vulnerability entry level would set the **Preferred solution** for all new VITs going forward. The bulk edit only modifies the current set of VITs.

-   Distinct vulnerabilities across the selection criteria are limited to 500. If there are more than 500 distinct vulnerabilities, a warning message is displayed asking you to select VITs with different criteria for setting the **Preferred solution**.
-   The total number of solutions that can be shown in the lookup list is limited to 170. If there are more than 170 solutions, a warning message is displayed.

The updated value is shown in the Vulnerable item list view.

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

Preferred patch

</td><td>

Patch that is targeted for remediating all the vulnerability items selected for bulk edit.**Note:**

-   You must install Patch Orchestration to view the list preferred patches.
-   The set of available preferred patches is an intersection of all potential patches across all selected VITs.
-   Distinct vulnerabilities across the selection criteria are limited to 500. If there are more than 500 distinct vulnerabilities, a warning message displays asking you to select VITs with different criteria for setting the **Preferred patch**.
-   The total number of patches that can be shown in the lookup list is limited to 170. If there are more than 170 patches, a warning message is displayed.

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

Unassign

</td><td>

All the selected items are unassigned for assignment group and remediation owner.**Note:**

-   This field appears when you select the State as Do Not Update.
-   When you unassign records, a remediation task is created which is sent for approval. For more information, see [Remove assignments for host vulnerable items in bulk](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-manager-workspace/vmws-bulk-edit-unassign.md)


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

Assignment group

</td><td>

Assignment group for the records. All the active assignment groups appear in this field.**Note:** This field is deactivated when you select the Unassign check box.

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

Work notes

</td><td>

Text that you enter to describe the changes.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>6.  Select **Edit**.


## Result

A bulk edit asynchronous job updates the selected host vulnerable items \(VITs\). The preferred solution and patch are added to the relevant host vulnerable items \(VITs\). Open a host vulnerable item, and view the preferred solution and patch in the Remediation section of the Details tab.