SQL Vulnerability Assessment Express Configuration now available for Azure SQL

SQL Vulnerability Assessment Express Configuration now available for Azure SQL
Managed Instance and Synapse (Preview)
May 17, 2026

SQL Vulnerability Assessment (VA) Express Configuration is now available in preview for Azure SQL Managed Instance and Azure Synapse Analytics Workspaces. This Microsoft-managed storage tool for vulnerability baselines and scan results extends the same experience already available for Azure SQL Database at no extra cost.

With this release, customers using Azure SQL Managed Instances or Synapse Workspaces can now enable SQL VA without configuring a customer-managed storage account. Express Configuration is the recommended enablement mode and provides the same security value as Classic Configuration (customer-managed storage), with a simplified setup experience.

A new unified REST API provides a consistent management surface for SQL VA across Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Synapse Workspaces and SQL on machines (Azure VM and Arc enabled SQL).