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title: Rapid7 Nexpose Vulnerability Report Setup Guide
slug: rbvm-help/rapid7-nexpose-vulnerability-report-setup-guide
createdAt: 2026-10-26T13:51:24.179Z
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**Summary**: How to set up a vulnerability report in Rapid7 Nexpose.

## Rapid7 Nexpose Overview

Rapid7 Nexpose provides vulnerability management software to discover and prioritize vulnerabilities found in your environment. RiskSense supports Nexpose scan results exported as an .XML 2.0 file.

The following guide describes how to set up a named report for the Nexpose connector.

## Rapid7 Nexpose Named Report Creation

Navigate to the **Reports** dashboard and click the blue **New** button.

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Enter a report title in the **Name** field and select the **XML Export 2.0** template (under the **Export** tab).

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Define the report’s scope and the report generation schedule. The scope can be based on a scan, site, asset, asset group, tag, and/or vulnerability filter.

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When choosing the **Select Scan **in **Scope**, the **Select Site that was Scanned** dialog appears. Select the scan for the specific site and click the **Select Scan** button.

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After selecting the site, the **Select Scan** dialog appears. Select the scan to pull and click **OK**.

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Optionally, you can choose **Select Sites, Assets, Asset Groups, or Tags**.

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In the **Select Report Scope** dialog, select sites, asset groups, assets, or tags from the drop-down menu.

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Once selected, choose the specific data set. For example, here are the available sites. Once you have selected your data set, click **Done**.

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The final option is **Vulnerability filters have been applied**.

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In the **Select Vulnerability Filters** dialog, accept the defaults or choose the options for the data set. Once completed, click **Done**.

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In the **Frequency** dialog, select the report run frequency. If you want RiskSense to pull this report on the connector’s set schedule, select **Run a recurring report on a schedule**.

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Click **Save & Run the Report** or **Save the Report** when done.