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title: Create VIs for CVEs for exposure assessment
description: Create vulnerable items \(VIs\) from the Exposure Assessment page. Vulnerability event managers then analyze this list of VIs and recommend solutions and patches that help the IT team to patch these vulnerabilities.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response-workspaces/vr-ws-create-vis-for-cves.html
release: australia
product: Vulnerability Response Workspaces
classification: vulnerability-response-workspaces
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Exposure assessment by CVE, Exploring exposure assessment, Explore the Vulnerability Assessment Workspace, Vulnerability Response Workspaces, Unified Security Exposure Management, Security Operations]
---

# Create VIs for CVEs for exposure assessment

Create vulnerable items \(VIs\) from the Exposure Assessment page. Vulnerability event managers then analyze this list of VIs and recommend solutions and patches that help the IT team to patch these vulnerabilities.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_vul\_analyst.vul\_event\_manager

## About this task

After the exposure is assessed, the list for the potential assessment is displayed on the exposure assessment record with the configuration items \(CIs\) count. You can select the records and in the list action, select **Create Vulnerable items** to create vulnerable items \(VIs\) for the CIs where the vulnerable software is present and on the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures \(CVEs\). VIs are created in the background. This process might take some time. After the items are created, you can navigate to the VI table to view the records created.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Vulnerability Assessment Workspace** > **Exposure Assessment** > **Assess by CVE**.

2.  Select the required CVEs and select the **Create Vulnerable Items** option.

3.  In the Create vulnerable items dialog box, select the **Create vulnerable items** option.

4.  Select the **View status** link to view the status of the background job used to create the VIs.