Retesting Vulnerabilities

The platform provides both manual and automated retesting capabilities to help you maintain accurate vulnerability status and ensure your security remediation efforts are effective.

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Manual Retest

Manual retesting allows you to quickly verify the current status of specific vulnerabilities on-demand. This feature is designed for ad-hoc validation of findings, eliminating the need to run full scans repeatedly when you only need to check particular vulnerabilities.

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How Manual Retest Works

When you initiate a manual retest, you’ll be presented with a confirmation dialog: The retest process will:

• Target specific vulnerabilities: Only tests the vulnerabilities you’ve selected
• Provide immediate results: Runs on-demand when you need verification
• Update status automatically: If the vulnerability is fixed, the status updates to “Fixed”; otherwise, it reverts to its original status
• Require minimal resources: Lightweight operation focused on specific findings

Manual retest is particularly valuable when you need immediate confirmation after applying fixes or want to validate specific vulnerabilities before important deadlines.

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Auto Retest

The platform includes an automated retesting feature that runs daily to continuously monitor the status of your vulnerabilities. This feature is enabled by default and provides ongoing validation of your security posture without manual intervention.

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How Auto Retest Works

Auto retest automatically examines all open and fixed vulnerabilities in your system on a daily basis to:

• Maintain accuracy: Ensures that vulnerability statuses reflect the current state of your assets
• Detect regressions: Identifies when previously fixed vulnerabilities have reappeared
• Provide visibility: Gives you clear insight into which vulnerabilities are actively exploitable

Since this process runs automatically in the background, you may not be aware it’s happening - but it’s continuously working to keep your vulnerability data current and reliable.

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Manual Retest vs Auto Retest

The platform offers two distinct retesting approaches, each serving different needs:

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When to Use Each Approach

Choose Manual Retest when:

• You’ve just fixed a specific vulnerability and want immediate confirmation
• You need to validate remediation before a security review or audit
• You want to test a small subset of critical vulnerabilities quickly
• You’re working on specific issues and need real-time feedback

Auto Retest is ideal for:

• Maintaining continuous security posture monitoring
• Detecting regressions without manual effort
• Keeping vulnerability statuses accurate across your entire portfolio
• Background monitoring that doesn’t require user intervention

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Configuration

Auto retest is enabled by default. If needed, you can disable this feature by visiting your Auto Retest Settings.

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Supported Scenarios

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External Vulnerabilities

• Direct retesting of vulnerabilities on externally accessible assets
• No additional configuration required
• Immediate validation of remediation status

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Internal Vulnerabilities

The platform supports retesting of internal vulnerabilities in two scenarios:

1. Cloud Platform Internal Scans
   • Results from scans executed through the cloud platform
   • Requires selection of an internal proxy for retesting
   • Maintains consistent access to internal targets
2. Uploaded Local Scan Results
   • Support for results from locally executed scans
   • Requires proxy host with access to the original internal targets
   • Seamless integration with existing internal scanning workflows