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Mahipal 2fb6a9faff Rewrite 548 skill descriptions to the activation rubric
Each rewritten description now states both what the skill does (concrete
capability, named tools/artifacts) and an explicit when-to-use trigger,
improving agent discovery/activation. Grounded in each skill's own body;
changes confined to the `description` field only (bodies and all other
frontmatter untouched). Produced by a gated audit->rewrite->recheck loop
(548 -> 0 flagged) with a sampled anti-invention check (0 ungrounded).

Schema: 817/817 pass. Framework-ID gate: 0 defects.
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name: implementing-vulnerability-management-with-greenbone
description: Deploy and operate Greenbone/OpenVAS vulnerability management using the
python-gvm library over the Greenbone Management Protocol (GMP) to connect via
Unix socket or TLS, create scan targets and configs, execute scans, and parse the
XML scan reports into actionable findings. Use when automating OpenVAS/GVM scan
creation and execution, or programmatically retrieving and parsing vulnerability
scan reports.
domain: cybersecurity
subdomain: vulnerability-management
tags:
- openvas
- greenbone
- vulnerability-scanning
- gmp
- python-gvm
- vulnerability-management
- compliance
version: '1.0'
author: mahipal
license: Apache-2.0
nist_csf:
- ID.RA-01
- ID.RA-02
- ID.IM-02
- ID.RA-06
mitre_attack:
- T1190
- T1203
- T1068
- T1046
---
# Implementing Vulnerability Management with Greenbone
## Overview
Greenbone Vulnerability Management (GVM) is the open-source framework behind OpenVAS, providing comprehensive vulnerability scanning with over 100,000 Network Vulnerability Tests (NVTs). The python-gvm library provides a Python API to interact with GVM through the Greenbone Management Protocol (GMP), enabling programmatic creation of scan targets, task management, scan execution, and report retrieval. This skill covers connecting to GVM via Unix socket or TLS, authenticating, creating scan configs and targets, launching scans, and parsing XML-based vulnerability reports to produce actionable findings.
## When to Use
- When deploying or configuring implementing vulnerability management with greenbone capabilities in your environment
- When establishing security controls aligned to compliance requirements
- When building or improving security architecture for this domain
- When conducting security assessments that require this implementation
## Prerequisites
- Greenbone Community Edition or Greenbone Enterprise Appliance installed
- Python 3.9+ with `python-gvm` (`pip install python-gvm`)
- GMP access credentials (username/password)
- Network connectivity to GVM daemon (Unix socket or TCP/TLS)
- Understanding of CVSS scoring and vulnerability classification
## Steps
1. Install python-gvm: `pip install python-gvm`
2. Establish a GMP connection via `UnixSocketConnection` or `TLSConnection`
3. Authenticate with `gmp.authenticate(username, password)`
4. Create a target with `gmp.create_target(name, hosts=[...], port_list_id=...)`
5. Create a scan task with `gmp.create_task(name, config_id, target_id, scanner_id)`
6. Start the scan with `gmp.start_task(task_id)`
7. Monitor scan progress with `gmp.get_task(task_id)`
8. Retrieve results with `gmp.get_report(report_id, report_format_id=...)`
9. Parse the XML report for vulnerabilities, CVSS scores, and affected hosts
10. Generate a JSON summary report with severity distribution and remediation priorities
## Expected Output
A JSON report containing total vulnerabilities found, severity breakdown (critical/high/medium/low), per-host findings with CVE references and CVSS scores, and scan metadata including duration and NVT feed version.