windows-itpro-docs/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/software.md

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Software methods and properties	Retrieves top recent alerts.	apis, graph api, supported apis, get, alerts, recent	eADQiWindows 10XVcnh	w10	deploy	library	security	dolmont	DulceMontemayor	medium	dansimp	ITPro	M365-security-compliance	article

Software resource type

Applies to: Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Microsoft Defender ATP)

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Methods

Method	Return Type	Description
List software	Software collection	List the organizational software inventory.
Get software by Id	Software	Get a specific software by its software ID.
List software version distribution	Distribution collection	List software version distribution by software ID.
List machines by software	MachineRef collection	Retrieve a list of machines that are associated with the software ID.
List vulnerabilities by software	Vulnerability collection	Retrieve a list of vulnerabilities associated with the software ID.
Get missing KBs	KB collection	Get a list of missing KBs associated with the software ID

Properties

Property	Type	Description
id	String	Software ID
Name	String	Software name
Vendor	String	Software vendor name
Weaknesses	Long	Number of discovered vulnerabilities
publicExploit	Boolean	Public exploit exists for some of the vulnerabilities
activeAlert	Boolean	Active alert is associated with this software
exposedMachines	Long	Number of exposed machines
impactScore	Double	Exposure score impact of this software