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title: "Status Expiration"
slug: "add-a-status-expiration"
updated: 2025-09-10T21:09:41Z
published: 2025-09-10T21:09:41Z
canonical: "help.nucleussec.com/add-a-status-expiration"
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# Add a Status Expiration

## Overview

When [changing the status of a vulnerability finding](/v1/docs/change-the-status-of-a-finding) to a [resolved status](/v1/vulnerability-statuses#resolved-statuses), you can set the status to automatically revert back to an [active status](/v1/vulnerability-statuses#active-statuses) of your choosing after a set period of time.

## Setting a status expiration

You can set a resolved status to automatically revert to an active status in a variety of ways.

### Manually setting an expiration

1. From the navigation bar on the left, under **Vulnerabilities**, select **Active**.
2. Select any number of findings.
3. Under the **Status** column, click the **Edit status for all assets** pencil icon.
4. Select the [resolved status](/v1/vulnerability-statuses#resolved-statuses) that you’d like to designate for the selected finding(s).
5. Select **Change temporarily**.
6. Select a duration:
  - **30 days**
  - **90 days**
  - **365 days**
  - Or select a custom date in the calendar.
7. From the **What should the status be once the date passes?** menu, select which [active status](/v1/vulnerability-statuses#active-statuses) the finding(s) should revert to after the expiration date passes.
8. Optionally, in the **Add a comment here...** field, enter a comment.
9. Click **Save**.

![manual-status-expiration.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3888970a-6501-459e-acc9-c47b71c6d64c/Images/Documentation/manual-status-expiration.png)

### Seting an expiration via automation

1. [Create a new Finding Processing rule](/v1/docs/finding-processing-rules).
2. [Setting the Rule action](/v1/docs/finding-processing-rules#step-2-rule-actions) to **Set finding status**.
3. From the **Set all matching finding instances to** menu, select a [resolved status]](/v1/vulnerability-statuses#resolved-statuses).
4. Under **Change temporarily**, enter how many days, weeks, or months before the status will expire.
5. From the **What should the status be once the date passes?** menu, select which [active status](/v1/vulnerability-statuses#active-statuses) the finding(s) should revert to after the expiration date passes.
6. Optionally, in the **Add a comment here...** field, enter a comment.
7. Click **Save**.

![automation-rule-status-expiration.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3888970a-6501-459e-acc9-c47b71c6d64c/Images/Documentation/automation-rule-status-expiration.png)

## Viewing which findings have an expiration set

### In the Resolved Vulnerabilities page

1. From the navigation bar on the left, under **Vulnerabilities**, select **Resolved**.
2. In the **Status** column of the table, a calendar icon indicates resolved vulnerabilities that will revert back to active within the next 30 days. Hovering over the calendar icon shows the number of instances of that vulnerability that are set to expire. Vulnerabilities with zero instances set to expire within 30 days will not show a calendar icon.

![Screenshot 2025-06-26 at 10.48.57 AM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3888970a-6501-459e-acc9-c47b71c6d64c/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202025-06-26%20at%2010.48.57%E2%80%AFAM.png)

#### Filtering by status expiration on the resolved vulnerabilities page

We have included basic filtering capabilities in the resolved vulnerabilities page so you can see which vulnerabilities have a status expiration.

1. From the navigation bar on the left, under **Vulnerabilities**, select **Resolved**.
2. From the **Filter** menu, navigate to the **Expiration Status** submenu.
  - To view only vulnerabilities that will revert to a specific status, select that status. You can select multiple statuses.
  - To view all vulnerabilities that will revert to any status, select all statuses.
  - To further filter the list to vulnerabilities that will revert within a specific date range, select the date range from the **With Date Range** calendar submenu.

![Screenshot 2025-06-26 at 10.44.16 AM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3888970a-6501-459e-acc9-c47b71c6d64c/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202025-06-26%20at%2010.44.16%E2%80%AFAM.png)

### In the vulnerability details

1. From the navigation bar on the left, under **Vulnerabilities**, select **Resolved**.
2. Click the name of the vulnerability.
3. Under **Activity & Comments**, the change to a resolved status event will list what date the status **Expires** on and what active status it **Will return to**.

![Screenshot 2025-09-10 at 1.13.53 PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3888970a-6501-459e-acc9-c47b71c6d64c/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202025-09-10%20at%201.13.53%E2%80%AFPM.png)

## Viewing which findings have expired and reverted to active status

1. From the navigation bar on the left, under **Vulnerabilities**, select **Active**.
2. Click the name of the vulnerability.
3. Under **Activity & Comments**, a **Fallback** status change event indicates the mitigated status expired and reverted to active. **Status updated from** indicates which mitigated status the vulnerability previously had and **To** indicates which active status the vulnerability now has.

![Screenshot 2025-09-10 at 1.19.48 PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3888970a-6501-459e-acc9-c47b71c6d64c/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202025-09-10%20at%201.19.48%E2%80%AFPM.png)