Build a Cloud Security Explorer query to identify software vulnerabilities in virtual machines (VMs) and container images
You can use the Cloud Security Explorer to identify software vulnerabilities. The following examples build queries to identify software vulnerabilities in Virtual Machines (VMs) and container images.
Read Build queries Cloud Security Explorer for an introduction to Cloud Security Explorer queries.
Create a query to identify software vulnerabilities in VMs
Sign in to the Azure portal.
Navigate to Microsoft Defender for Cloud > Cloud Security Explorer
Filter on the software in the VMs to query.
Select the View details link of the VM of interest to see the result details. In the Insights section of the Result details pane is a drop-drown list of the software installed on the VM. Select the installed software for review.
View the details of the installed software in the Insights section.
Create a query to identify software vulnerabilities in container images
Sign in to the Azure portal.
Navigate to Microsoft Defender for Cloud > Cloud Security Explorer
Filter on the software in the container images to query.
Select the View details link of the container image of interest to see the result details. In the Insights section of the Result details pane is a drop-drown list of the software installed on the container image. Select the installed software for review.
View the details of the installed software in the Insights section.
