diff --git a/src/warden-server/etc/warden-server.conf.tmpl b/src/warden-server/etc/warden-server.conf.tmpl
index 9207a51ceacde92ec231efc330f90c883c941deb..964cf4dfd391e67813fec2dbd132f65c3507acc2 100644
--- a/src/warden-server/etc/warden-server.conf.tmpl
+++ b/src/warden-server/etc/warden-server.conf.tmpl
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ $MAX_EVENTS_LIMIT = 1000000;
 # VALID_STRINGS - validation hash containing allowed event attributes
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %VALID_STRINGS = (
-  "type" => ["portscan", "bruteforce", "probe", "spam", "phishing", "botnet_c_c", "dos", "malware", "copyright", "webattack", "test", "other", "_any_"],
+  "type" => ["portscan", "bruteforce", "probe", "spam", "phishing", "botnet_c_c", "dos", "malware", "copyright", "webattack", "vulnerability", "test", "other", "_any_"],
   "source_type" => ["IP", "URL", "Reply-To:"]
 );
diff --git a/src/warden-server/etc/warden-server.conf.tmpl.update b/src/warden-server/etc/warden-server.conf.tmpl.update
index 1a808421749f7e279a034d4bab8d55e8a2c13c61..e5f3042f24f95cfab1105901316cccabbf7141d0 100644
--- a/src/warden-server/etc/warden-server.conf.tmpl.update
+++ b/src/warden-server/etc/warden-server.conf.tmpl.update
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ $MAX_EVENTS_LIMIT = "_MAX_EVENTS_LIMIT_";
 # VALID_STRINGS - validation hash containing allowed event attributes
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %VALID_STRINGS = (
-  "type" => ["portscan", "bruteforce", "probe", "spam", "phishing", "botnet_c_c", "dos", "malware", "copyright", "webattack", "test", "other", "_any_"],
+  "type" => ["portscan", "bruteforce", "probe", "spam", "phishing", "botnet_c_c", "dos", "malware", "copyright", "webattack", "vulnerability", "test", "other", "_any_"],
   "source_type" => ["IP", "URL", "Reply-To:"]
 );