Patch item attributes

Main: General

Attribute name	Description
Title	Title of the related security bulletin.
Name	File name of the patch installation media.
Identifier	Patch identifier.
Hidden	Shows whether the patch has been hidden from Miradore using the view tools. See Hiding specific patches from Miradore views, Choosing vendors whose security patches are shown in Miradore, and Hiding patches by product family for more details.
Severity	Possible severity level values are: Critical Important Moderate Low None
Patch type	Patch type can be either Security patch, Non-Security patch, Security tool or OS Upgrade.
Vendor	Patch vendor, for example "Microsoft".
GUID	Patch GUID.
Uninstallable	This field displays whether or not it is possible to uninstall this patch after installation.
Info	More information about the patch. Often, a hyperlink to the security bulletin.
Release date	Date when the patch was released.
CVE(s)	The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system is a reference method for publicly known information security vulnerabilities and exposures. This field displays the CVE identifier(s) of vulnerabilities and exposures addressed by this patch.
Description	Description usually contains information about the issues addressed by the patch.

Main: Approval status

Attribute name

Description

Approvals

This field shows you the effective patch approval rules and enables you to modify and set new approval rules.

In the rule, it is defined whether or not Miradore is allowed or denied to install this patch to a selected asset group.

For more information, see Applying patches.

Main: Superseding status

Attribute name	Description
Patches superseding this patch:	This field lists later patches which supersede this patch. In other words, this patch is unnecessary if any of the superseding patches is installed, because the superseding patch contains the same fix.
Patches superseded by this patch:	This field lists earlier patches which are superseded by this patch. Sometimes a newer patch bundles many patches that have been released earlier.

Main: Downloads

Attribute name	Description
Language	Available patch language versions. Did you know that, in "Administration > System settings > Main > Patch management > Patch download settings", you can configure which patch language versions Miradore downloads to the media master installation point by default if someone uses the "Download patch" task in Miradore.
Download size	Size of the patch installation media in megabytes.
Download method	Possible field values: Automatic: Most patches support automatic downloading. It means that Miradore can download the patch installation media to the media master installation point when someone uses the "Download patch" task in Miradore or when patch approval rules trigger the downloading of the patch. Unavailable: The patch installation media is no more publicly available for download. Accept EULA: Vendor requires to accept EULA before the patch media can be downloaded. Acquire from vendor: The patch media cannot be downloaded automatically, but it is available for manual download. See How to add patches to installation point manually for instructions. Enter captcha: Vendor requires to solve a captcha before allowing the patch download.
Cached	The Cached column shows whether the patch media has been downloaded to the media master installation point. If you want to cache the patch media now, switch the page into Edit mode and then use the "Download" button on the right to start the download.

Main: Supported products

Attribute name

Description

This table shows which software products and product versions the patch applies.

Did you know that the patch product version is also available as a filter in the Security patch status by patch view and Security patches view?

Main: Additional information

Attribute name	Description
Attachments	You may attach files into this field. About attaching files. This field is optional.
Comments	You may add comments related to this item here. This field is optional.