> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/xsiam-api/vulnerability-management/vulnerability-findings-snapshot.md).

# Vulnerability Findings Snapshot

Bulk export of vulnerability findings

## Bulk export vulnerability findings snapshot

> Executes an XQL query against the \`uvm\_findings\` dataset and returns results as a newline-delimited JSON (NDJSON) stream for large result sets.\
> \
> \*\*Response variants:\*\*\
> \- \*\*Stream\*\* (\`application/x-ndjson\`) — large result sets; each line is a \`VulnerabilityFinding\` JSON object\
> \- \*\*Inline\*\* (\`application/json\`) — small result sets returned directly\
> \
> \*\*Required license:\*\* Cortex Cloud Runtime Security or Cortex Cloud Posture Management

```json
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```


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