XSOAR-Engineer Incident Interactions And Reporting Practice Question
Which TWO of the following options are valid incident statuses in Cortex XSOAR?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Active
Standard incident statuses in XSOAR include Pending, Active, Closed, and to some extent custom or built-in states like Assigned. Specifically, Active and Closed are core built-in statuses.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Active
Why this is correct
'Active' is a standard default incident status in XSOAR.
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Archived
Why it's wrong here
'Archived' is not a standard incident status.
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Quarantined
Why it's wrong here
'Quarantined' is not a standard incident status.
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Closed
Why this is correct
'Closed' is a standard default incident status in XSOAR.
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Locked
Why it's wrong here
'Locked' is not a standard incident status.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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