Viewing the list of available patches

After a vulnerability assessment scan completes, you can view information about the available patches in Software management > Patches.

To view details about a specific patch, in the list of patches, click the corresponding patch.

The following table describes the information for the patch that you can view on the screen.

Field	Description
Approval status	The approval status is mainly needed for automatic approval scenarios. You can define one of the following statuses for a patch: Approved – the patch was installed on at least one machine and validated as ok Declined – the patch is not safe and may corrupt a machine system Pending approval – the patch status is unclear and should be validated
License agreement	Agreed Disagreed. If you disagree with the license agreement, then the patch status becomes Declined and it will not be installed
Severity	The severity of the patch: Critical High Medium Low None
Vendor	The vendor of the patch
Affected product	Product for which the patch is applicable
Installed versions	Product versions that are already installed
Version	Version of the patch
Category	The category to which the patch belongs: Critical update – broadly released fixes for specific problems addressing critical, non-security related bugs. Security update – broadly released fixes for specific products addressing security issues. Definition update – updates to virus or other definition files. Update rollup – cumulative set of hotfixes, security updates, critical updates, and updates packaged together for easy deployment. A rollup generally targets a specific area, such as security, or a specific component, such as Internet Information Services (IIS). Service pack – cumulative sets of all hotfixes, security updates, critical updates, and updates created since the release of the product. Service packs might also contain a limited number of customer-requested design changes or features. Tool – utilities or features that aid in accomplishing a task or set of tasks. Feature pack – new feature releases, usually rolled into products at the next release. Update – broadly released fixes for specific problems addressing non-critical, non-security related bugs. Application – patches for an application.
Release date	The date when the patch was released
Last reported	The date of the last time when the patch was reported
First installed	The date of the first successful installation of the patch on a machine
Microsoft KB	If the patch is for a Microsoft product, the field shows the KB article ID
Machines	Number of affected machines
Vulnerabilities	The number of vulnerabilities. If you click on it, you will be redirected to the list of vulnerabilities.
Size	The average size of the patch
Language	The language which is supported by the patch
Vendor site	The official site of the vendor