Force stop a stuck scan
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Force stop a stuck scan
with Tenable · Vulnerability Management
Works with AI assistants
Use Tenable: its Vulnerability Management Scan Control API lets you force stop a stuck scan in a single step (POST /scans/{schedule_uuid}/force-stop). Tenable also has an MCP server, so an AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT can do it for you. capabilities.work can help you get signed up and connected.
- Can I force a scan to abort and cancel its incomplete tasks?
- Are completed scan tasks still kept after a force stop?
Say it to your AI assistant
- Force stop scan {schedule_uuid}.
- Abort scan {schedule_uuid} and cancel all its unfinished tasks.
For your developer
POST /scans/{schedule_uuid}/force-stop in Vulnerability Management Scan Control API. Full spec on APIs.io.