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How to mark a finding as a false positive

A false positive occurs when a vulnerability is reported, but after review, you determine that the finding does not represent an actual security issue in your application. If you have verified that a finding is a false positive, you can mark it accordingly within Beagle Security.

Go to Applications.

Select the application containing the finding.

Open the Results tab.

Click Show result.

Scroll down to the All vulnerabilities section.

Select the vulnerability you want to review.

Click on False positive.

Click on Mark as false positive to proceed

You can also mark an occurrence as a false positive. To do this, once you click on a particular vulnerability, click on Occurrence, and then False positive.

Note: Before marking a vulnerability as a false positive, ensure that the finding has been properly reviewed and validated by the appropriate team members. Marking a finding as a false positive indicates that the reported issue does not represent a valid vulnerability in the application and should not require remediation. If you need a second opinion on a false positive you can get in touch with support via live chat or email and one of our security engineers' can verify the finding for you.

Updated on: 25/06/2026

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How to mark a finding as a false positive

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