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# Vulnerability Ownership

> Assign, manage, and track vulnerability ownership across assessments and teams for better accountability and faster remediation.

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## Overview

The **Vulnerability Ownership** feature brings clarity and accountability to your remediation workflow.\
It lets you **assign specific vulnerabilities to owners**, **invite collaborators** to assessments, and **filter findings** by responsible users — ensuring that each issue has a clear point of contact for resolution.

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## Value

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    Ensure every vulnerability has a responsible owner for faster and transparent remediation.
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    Collaborate across security and engineering teams directly within assessments.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Enhanced Visibility" icon="eye">
    Filter, track, and monitor vulnerability ownership across teams and reports.
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    Ownership details automatically feed into SLA and Change Management metrics.
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## Inviting or Removing Members from an Assessment

Collaborators can be added or removed from any assessment to manage visibility and responsibilities efficiently.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to Assessment → Basic Details">
    Navigate to the **Basic Details** tab of an assessment.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add Collaborator">
    Use the **Add New Member** field to invite team members by their email.\
    Added members gain access to view and manage vulnerabilities in that assessment.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Remove Collaborator">
    To revoke access, click on the user’s profile and remove them from the collaborator list.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Assigning a Vulnerability to an Owner

Every vulnerability can be directly assigned to a team member or developer, defining responsibility for its remediation.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open a Vulnerability Report">
    Select a vulnerability from the list to view its **Report Details**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Assign Owner">
    Use the **Owner** dropdown to search and select a user. Once assigned, the user becomes responsible for resolving that issue.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Track Ownership Progress">
    Ownership is reflected in SLA Analytics, Violations, and Change Management dashboards for consistent performance tracking.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Filtering Tickets by Owner

You can easily view and prioritize vulnerabilities based on ownership across assessments.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Navigate to Vulnerabilities Page">
    Go to the **Vulnerabilities** section in the VM module.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Apply Owner Filter">
    Use the **Owner filter** to view vulnerabilities assigned to specific users or teams.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Combine with Other Filters">
    Combine filters such as **Severity**, **State**, and **Assessment** to refine your search further.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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