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Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations

SYNOPSIS​

Retrieves recommendations from Exposure Management.

SYNTAX​

Default (Default)​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations [-Force] [-Top <Int32>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
[<CommonParameters>]

CountOnly​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations [-Force] [-CountOnly] [-Top <Int32>]
[-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Tags​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations [-Force] [-Top <Int32>] [-Tags] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
[<CommonParameters>]

ActiveVulnerabilities​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations [-Force] [-Top <Int32>] [-ActiveVulnerabilities]
[-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

AllVulnerabilities​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations [-Force] [-Top <Int32>] [-AllVulnerabilities]
[-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Misconfigurations​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations [-Force] [-Top <Int32>] [-Misconfigurations]
[-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

ByAssets​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations [-Force] [-Top <Int32>] [-ByAssets] -RecommendationId <String>
[-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

ByOperatingSystems​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations [-Force] [-Top <Int32>] [-ByOperatingSystems]
-RecommendationId <String> [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION​

Gets security recommendations from Microsoft Defender XDR Exposure Management. Supports multiple data sources including TVM recommendations, vulnerability assessments, and device misconfigurations. This function includes caching support with a 30-minute TTL to reduce API calls. By default, returns the recommendations array.

EXAMPLES​

EXAMPLE 1​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations
Retrieves all recommendations using cached data if available.

EXAMPLE 2​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations -Force
Forces a fresh retrieval of recommendations, bypassing the cache.

EXAMPLE 3​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations -CountOnly
Returns only the total number of recommendations.

EXAMPLE 4​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations -Top 10
Returns only the first 10 recommendations.

EXAMPLE 5​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations -Tags
Retrieves vulnerability assessment recommendation tags.

EXAMPLE 6​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations -ActiveVulnerabilities
Retrieves vulnerability assessment recommendations with Active or PartialException status.

EXAMPLE 7​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations -AllVulnerabilities
Retrieves all vulnerability assessment recommendations regardless of status.

EXAMPLE 8​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations -Misconfigurations
Retrieves device misconfiguration recommendations.

EXAMPLE 9​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations -ByAssets -RecommendationId "sca-_-scid-69"
Retrieves assets for a specific recommendation.

EXAMPLE 10​

Get-XdrExposureManagementRecommendations -ByOperatingSystems -RecommendationId "va-_-microsoft-_-windows_11"
Retrieves operating system breakdown for a specific recommendation.

PARAMETERS​

-Force​

Bypasses the cache and forces a fresh retrieval from the API.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-CountOnly​

Returns only the total count of recommendations (numOfResults).

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: CountOnly
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Top​

Limits the number of results returned. Useful for previewing data without fetching all pages.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: 0
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Tags​

Retrieves vulnerability assessment recommendation tags.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Tags
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ActiveVulnerabilities​

Retrieves vulnerability assessment recommendations with filters (Active or PartialException status).

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: ActiveVulnerabilities
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-AllVulnerabilities​

Retrieves all vulnerability assessment recommendations without status filters.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: AllVulnerabilities
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Misconfigurations​

Retrieves device misconfiguration recommendations from the posture/oversight API.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Misconfigurations
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ByAssets​

Retrieves assets for a specific recommendation. Requires -RecommendationId.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: ByAssets
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ByOperatingSystems​

Retrieves operating systems for a specific recommendation. Requires -RecommendationId.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: ByOperatingSystems
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-RecommendationId​

The recommendation ID required for -ByAssets and -ByOperatingSystems parameters.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: ByAssets, ByOperatingSystems
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction​

The ProgressAction parameter is a common parameter, not a cmdlet parameter. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters​

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS​

OUTPUTS​

System.Object[]​

Returns an array of recommendation objects. Output varies based on parameters used.​

System.Int64​

When -CountOnly is specified, returns the total count as an integer.​

Suppress false positive: Switch parameters are used via $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName, not direct reference​

NOTES​