--- title: Understanding the Microsoft Threat and Vulnerability Management Vulnerability integrations for Security Exposure Management description: The Microsoft Threat and Vulnerability Management integrations are included with the Microsoft Defender Integration for Security Exposure Management application available with a subscription from the ServiceNow Store. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/mstvm-integration.html release: australia product: Vulnerability Response classification: vulnerability-response topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-03-12" reading_time_minutes: 9 breadcrumb: [Microsoft Defender Integration for Security Exposure Management, Vulnerability Response integrations, Vulnerability Response, Unified Security Exposure Management, Security Operations] --- # Understanding the Microsoft Threat and Vulnerability Management Vulnerability integrations for Security Exposure Management The Microsoft Threat and Vulnerability Management integrations are included with the Microsoft Defender Integration for Security Exposure Management application available with a subscription from the ServiceNow Store. Prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities across your environment with vulnerability and asset data imported from the Microsoft Threat and Vulnerability Management integrations. You can view reports about vulnerabilities on the dashboards in the Security Exposure Management workspace. ## Domain separation Import vulnerability integration data to a specified domain by assigning a user in that domain to run the integrations. To create domain-separated imports for the integration, see [Create domain-separated imports for an integration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/create-domain-separated-imports.md). ## Terms and key features of the integrations - **Vulnerable items and vulnerabilities** A vulnerable item is created in your ServiceNow AI Platform instance when: - An imported vulnerability from a third-party scanner is matched to an existing asset \(configuration item\) in your CMDB. The MS TVM product refers to these matches as "vulnerabilities". - An imported vulnerability from a third-party scanner is not matched to an existing asset in your CMDB. In this case, an unmatched configuration item \(CI\) is also created with a vulnerable item. Use the Identification and Reconciliation Engine \(IRE\) to create CIs in two new classes when an existing CI can't be matched with a host. Otherwise, unmatched CIs are created in the Unmatched CI classes. For more information, see [Creating CIs using the Identification and Reconciliation engine](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/sem-ci-creation-using-IRE.md). - **Third-party vulnerability entries** Third-party vulnerability entries are imported from third-party scanners such as MS TVM and are listed in the Third-Party Vulnerability Entries table in your ServiceNow AI Platform instance. Also, National Vulnerability Database entries \(CVEs\) are imported from MS TVM. The exploit information that is associated with both these types of entries comes from MS TVM. This exploit information can be used for risk calculation. **Note:** A third-party vulnerability is retrieved only for vulnerabilities that don't have a CVE assigned to them. MS TVM can add a temporary name for the vulnerability, for example, `TVM-XXXX-XXXX`. This name is updated after a CVE ID is assigned. - **Configuration item \(CI\)** CIs are the existing assets that are listed in your CMDB. - **Discovered item** Discovered items are the assets that are ingested from the MS TVM machine import that match existing CIs in your CMDB. If a match is not found, a CI is created in the Unmatched CI class of the CMDB. Enable the CMDB CI Class Models plugin, the Identification and Reconciliation Engine \(IRE\) creates CIs by using new classes. For more information, see [Creating CIs using the Identification and Reconciliation engine](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/sem-ci-creation-using-IRE.md). If the original, unmatched CI is reclassified, the discovered item records are updated to reflect that state. Discovered items give you visibility into how assets are identified and mapped to CIs in the CMDB. - **CI lookup rules** When data is imported from MS TVM, Vulnerability Response automatically uses machine \(asset\) data to search for matches in the CMDB. CI lookup rules are used to identify CIs and to add them to VI records when VIs are created. - **Instance** An instance refers to multiple accounts of MS TVM. Each account can be an instance in the MS TVM application. - **Integration** An integration is a scheduled job that retrieves information from a third-party source, such as the integration of the MS TVM machines. - **Deployment** When an integration supports multi-source, a single integration existence is referred to as a deployment of your integration. A deployment refers to the integrations and products across your environment. For example, you might have multiple deployments of MS TVM in your environment. The MS TVM integration also includes the following key features: - Identify the assets across your environment and update the CIs on your existing discovered items, vulnerable items, and detection records to give you more details about your vulnerabilities. - Schedule when you want the jobs to run for all the MS TVM integrations. You can also execute scheduled jobs on-demand. - Group vulnerable items. - Configure CI lookup rules to define how the asset data from third-party sources is used to identify CIs in your CMDB. ## Required ServiceNow AI Platform roles The integration tasks require the following roles in your ServiceNow AI Platform instance. - **admin** The admin uses Setup Assistant to install the MS TVM application. If not assigned, the admin assigns the vulnerability admin \(sn\_vul.vulnerability\_admin\) and other roles in Setup Assistant. - **sn\_vul.vulnerability\_admin** Once assigned, the vulnerability admin completes the configuration of the MS TVM integrations in Setup Assistant. This role has complete access to the Vulnerability Response application and its records. The vulnerability admin configures all Vulnerability Response applications and rules for installed third-party integrations. - **sn\_vul\_msft\_tvm.configure\_integration** This role contains the `sn_vul_msft_tvm.read_integration` granular role. Users with this role can configure the  Vulnerability Response Integration with the Microsoft Threat and Vulnerability Management application. - **sn\_vul\_msft\_tvm.read\_integration** Users with this role can only view the  Vulnerability Response Integration with the Microsoft Threat and Vulnerability Management application records. - **Vulnerability Response group** By default, the Vulnerability Response group is available in Setup Assistant. Users assigned to the Vulnerability Response group inherit the sn\_vul.read\_all and sn\_vul.remediation\_owner roles automatically. ## MS TVM integrations Multi-source is supported for all the MS TVM integrations. You can add and deploy multiple instances of the following integrations across your environment from Setup Assistant in Vulnerability Response. Navigate to **Microsoft Defender Integration for USEM** > **Administration** > **Integrations** to view the MS TVM integrations included with the Microsoft Defender Integration for Security Exposure Management application. Vulnerability Response provides integrations with MS TVM end points to import the data according to the scheduled time intervals. The following integrations are included in the base system.
Run sequence Schedule Integration Description
1 Daily Microsoft TVM Recommendations Integration Retrieves a list of all the actionable security recommendations to remediate the vulnerabilities.
2 Daily Microsoft TVM Vulnerability \(CVE\) Integration Retrieves a list of the national vulnerability database entries and third-party vulnerability entries, and their exploit information.
3 Daily Microsoft TVM Machines Integration Retrieves all asset \(machine\) data, including machine tags, from the Microsoft TVM and processes it in your instance.
4 Weekly**Note:** After installation, this integration is run automatically after the machines import. Microsoft TVM Machines Vulnerabilities Integration \(Full Import\) Retrieves all the open vulnerabilities on all the assets.
5 Daily Microsoft TVM Machines Vulnerabilities Integration \(Delta Import\) Retrieves all the information that has changed in the full vulnerability import of the organization, including the new, fixed, and updated vulnerabilities.
Vulnerable items are grouped into remediation tasks according to the group rules that you set and are assigned for remediation based on your assignment rules. For more information, see [Vulnerability Response remediation tasks and remediation task rules overview](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/vulnerability-groups.md) and . ## CI lookup rules When data is imported from MS TVM, Vulnerability Response automatically uses machine \(asset\) data to search for matches in the Configuration Management Database \(CMDB\). CI lookup rules are used to identify CIs and add them to VI records when VIs are created. For more information on how CI lookup rules work, see [Create a Vulnerability Response CI lookup rule](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/create-ci-identifier-rules.md). **Note:** Once you remove a rule, you can't recover it. Instead of removing an existing rule, you should disable it. The following MS TVM lookup rules are shipped with the base system: - MAC\_ADDRESS - FQDN - IP **Note:** You can use multiple values for the IP\_ADDRESS and MAC\_ADDRESS of an asset. A CI lookup rule considers all values for matching. ## Discovered items You can see the CIs that were detected during an import from the MS TVM Machines integration. **Note:** The default filter for this list is set to `Unmatched`. You can view all discovered items from an import by removing the filter. For more information, see [Discovered Items](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/cj-discovered-items.md). ## Machine tags Machine tags, also known as host tags, are used for organizing and tracking the assets in your organization. You assign tags to your machines. All machine tags are imported as part of the MS TVM Machines integration. Machine tags are generally used for filtering in Vulnerability Response assignment rules and remediation task rules. The tags are displayed in the Discovered Item form. **Note:** Run the MS TVM Machine integration before you create Vulnerability Response assignment or remediation task rules in the Vulnerability Response application so that all tags are available for these rules before vulnerable items are imported and grouped. Also note the following points about tags: - Tag storage is not case sensitive. If a Paris tag is created, then a PARIS tag cannot be stored in the Machine tag table. `Paris` and `PARIS` are considered to be the same machine tag by the system. Whichever tag is imported first is the tag that is stored and recognized. - Using machine tags as a group key in a remediation task rule may have unexpected results. Group keys are columns in the remediation tasks table, whereas machine tags are intended for use only in the condition builder. - Machine tags are controlled by the global sn\_vul.import\_host\_tags system property. This property is set to `true` by default. Disabling tags disables them across all ServiceNow AI Platform® instances. ## What to do next After you download the Vulnerability Response integration with Microsoft Threat and Vulnerability Management from the ServiceNow® Store, installation and configuration are supported by Setup Assistant in Vulnerability Response. For more information, see [Install and configure the Microsoft TVM integrations for Security Exposure Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/mstvm-install-and-configure.md).