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title: Cloud Native Vulnerability Management FAQ
description: Frequently asked questions about the Cloud Native Vulnerability Management (CNVM) integration and features. What’s the underlying scanner used by CNVM...
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/5399/solutions/security/cloud/cnvm-frequently-asked-questions-faq
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless
  - Elastic Security
applies_to:
  - Serverless Security projects: Generally available
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
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# Cloud Native Vulnerability Management FAQ
Frequently asked questions about the Cloud Native Vulnerability Management (CNVM) integration and features.
**What’s the underlying scanner used by CNVM integration?**
CNVM uses the open source scanner [Trivy](https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy).
**What system architectures are supported?**
Because of Trivy’s limitations, CNVM can only be deployed on ARM-based VMs. However, it can scan hosts regardless of system architecture.
**How often are the security data sources synchronized?**
The CNVM integration fetches the latest data sources at the beginning of every scan cycle to ensure up-to-date vulnerability information.
**What happens if a scan cycle does not complete within 24 hours?**
If a scan cycle doesn’t finish within 24 hours, the ongoing cycle will continue until completion. When it finishes, a new cycle will immediately start.
**How is the lifecycle of snapshots handled?**
The CNVM integration manages the lifecycle of snapshots. Snapshots are automatically deleted/removed at the end of each scan cycle.
**Does CNVM have an impact on the user’s cloud expenses?**
Yes, CNVM creates additional cloud expenses, since scanning involves provisioning a new virtual machine to conduct the scan.
**Does CNVM also scan the new AWS EC2 instances that it creates?**
Yes, CNVM scans all AWS EC2 instances in every scan cycle, including any created by the integration.
**Does CNVM scan AWS EC2 instances with encrypted volumes?**
Encrypted volumes can be scanned only if they were encrypted using Amazon’s default EBS key, and are *not* running Amazon Linux 2023.
**Does CNVM prevent multiple installations in a single region?**
No, CNVM does not currently prevent redundant deployment to the same region.
**What volume types and file systems does CNVM support?**
CNVM supports all AWS EBS volume types and works with `ext4` and `xfs` file systems.
**Does CNVM scan stopped EC2 instances?**
Yes, CNVM scans all EC2 instances, whether they are running or stopped, to ensure comprehensive vulnerability detection.
**What AWS permissions does the user require to run the CloudFormation template for CNVM onboarding?**
To run the CloudFormation template for CNVM onboarding, you need an AWS user account with permissions to perform the following actions: run CloudFormation templates, create IAM Roles and InstanceProfiles, and create EC2 SecurityGroups and Instances.
**Why do I get an error when I try to run the CloudFormation template?**
It’s possible you’re using an unsupported region. Currently the `eu-north-1` and `af-south-1` regions are not supported because they don’t provide the required instance types.