Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Cloud and workloadsBuild Cloud Security Explorer queries for software vulnerabilities in VMs and container images
In brief
The page title and description now explicitly mention queries for software vulnerabilities in virtual machines and container images. Sign-in steps now refer to Microsoft Defender for Cloud in the Azure portal, and the page metadata was updated.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators get clearer guidance on the page’s scope and where to sign in; no action is required.
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Documentation change
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To create a query that finds software vulnerabilities in VMs:
Sign in to the Microsoft Defender for Cloud in the Azure portal.
Go to Microsoft Defender for Cloud > Cloud Security Explorer.
To create a query that finds software vulnerabilities in container images:
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ ----title: Building Cloud Security Explorer software vulnerabilities query-description: Learn to build queries with cloud security explorer in Microsoft Defender for Cloud to proactively identify software vulnerabilities in VMs and container images+title: Build Cloud Security Explorer queries for software vulnerabilities in VMs and container images+description: Learn how to build Cloud Security Explorer queries in Microsoft Defender for Cloud to identify software vulnerabilities in virtual machines and container images. ms.topic: how-to-ms.date: 05/26/2026-ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange+ms.date: 07/03/2026+ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange, msecd-doc-authoring-1013 #customer intent: As a security professional, I want to build Cloud Security Explorer queries in Microsoft Defender for Cloud to identify software vulnerabilities in virtual machines and container images. ai-usage: ai-assisted ---@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ For an introduction to Cloud Security Explorer queries, see [Build queries with To create a query that finds software vulnerabilities in VMs: -1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).+1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Defender for Cloud in the Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). 1. Go to [Microsoft Defender for Cloud > Cloud Security Explorer](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Security/SecurityMenuBlade/~/SecurityGraph). @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ To create a query that finds software vulnerabilities in VMs: To create a query that finds software vulnerabilities in container images: -1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).+1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Defender for Cloud in the Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). 1. Go to [Microsoft Defender for Cloud > Cloud Security Explorer](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Security/SecurityMenuBlade/~/SecurityGraph).