diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/schemas/types/non_empty_nested_entries_array.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/schemas/types/non_empty_nested_entries_array.ts
index 0b5b49c2715d4..722f5dd600eec 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/schemas/types/non_empty_nested_entries_array.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/schemas/types/non_empty_nested_entries_array.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import { entriesMatchAny } from './entry_match_any';
 import { entriesMatch } from './entry_match';
 import { entriesExists } from './entry_exists';
 
-export const nestedEntriesArray = t.array(t.union([entriesMatch, entriesMatchAny, entriesExists]));
+export const nestedEntryItem = t.union([entriesMatch, entriesMatchAny, entriesExists]);
+export const nestedEntriesArray = t.array(nestedEntryItem);
 export type NestedEntriesArray = t.TypeOf<typeof nestedEntriesArray>;
 
 /**
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/shared_exports.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/shared_exports.ts
index 6dcda5d1f8c24..4c4ee19d29bcd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/shared_exports.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/shared_exports.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export {
   listSchema,
   entry,
   entriesNested,
+  nestedEntryItem,
   entriesMatch,
   entriesMatchAny,
   entriesExists,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/common/shared_imports.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/common/shared_imports.ts
index 988f0ad0c125d..94afbb948bf42 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/common/shared_imports.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/common/shared_imports.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export {
   listSchema,
   entry,
   entriesNested,
+  nestedEntryItem,
   entriesMatch,
   entriesMatchAny,
   entriesExists,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/helpers.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/helpers.test.tsx
index b09ad60b239de..fdf7594a550a2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/helpers.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/helpers.test.tsx
@@ -326,6 +326,52 @@ describe('Exception helpers', () => {
       expect(output).toEqual([{ ...getExceptionListItemSchemaMock() }]);
     });
 
+    test('it removes the "nested" entry entries with "value" of empty string', () => {
+      const { entries, ...rest } = { ...getExceptionListItemSchemaMock() };
+      const mockEmptyException: EntryNested = {
+        field: 'host.name',
+        type: OperatorTypeEnum.NESTED,
+        entries: [getEntryMatchMock(), { ...getEntryMatchMock(), value: '' }],
+      };
+      const output: Array<
+        ExceptionListItemSchema | CreateExceptionListItemSchema
+      > = filterExceptionItems([
+        {
+          ...rest,
+          entries: [...entries, mockEmptyException],
+        },
+      ]);
+
+      expect(output).toEqual([
+        {
+          ...getExceptionListItemSchemaMock(),
+          entries: [
+            ...getExceptionListItemSchemaMock().entries,
+            { ...mockEmptyException, entries: [getEntryMatchMock()] },
+          ],
+        },
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    test('it removes the "nested" entry item if all its entries are invalid', () => {
+      const { entries, ...rest } = { ...getExceptionListItemSchemaMock() };
+      const mockEmptyException: EntryNested = {
+        field: 'host.name',
+        type: OperatorTypeEnum.NESTED,
+        entries: [{ ...getEntryMatchMock(), value: '' }],
+      };
+      const output: Array<
+        ExceptionListItemSchema | CreateExceptionListItemSchema
+      > = filterExceptionItems([
+        {
+          ...rest,
+          entries: [...entries, mockEmptyException],
+        },
+      ]);
+
+      expect(output).toEqual([{ ...getExceptionListItemSchemaMock() }]);
+    });
+
     test('it removes `temporaryId` from items', () => {
       const { meta, ...rest } = getNewExceptionItem({
         listId: '123',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/helpers.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/helpers.tsx
index 507fd51a90486..13ee06e8cbac9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/helpers.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/helpers.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   comment,
   entry,
   entriesNested,
+  nestedEntryItem,
   createExceptionListItemSchema,
   exceptionListItemSchema,
   UpdateExceptionListItemSchema,
@@ -173,16 +174,31 @@ export const filterExceptionItems = (
 ): Array<ExceptionListItemSchema | CreateExceptionListItemSchema> => {
   return exceptions.reduce<Array<ExceptionListItemSchema | CreateExceptionListItemSchema>>(
     (acc, exception) => {
-      const entries = exception.entries.filter((t) => {
-        const [validatedEntry] = validate(t, entry);
-        const [validatedNestedEntry] = validate(t, entriesNested);
+      const entries = exception.entries.reduce<BuilderEntry[]>((nestedAcc, singleEntry) => {
+        if (singleEntry.type === 'nested') {
+          const nestedEntriesArray = singleEntry.entries.filter((singleNestedEntry) => {
+            const [validatedNestedEntry] = validate(singleNestedEntry, nestedEntryItem);
+            return validatedNestedEntry != null;
+          });
+
+          const [validatedNestedEntry] = validate(
+            { ...singleEntry, entries: nestedEntriesArray },
+            entriesNested
+          );
+
+          if (validatedNestedEntry != null) {
+            return [...nestedAcc, validatedNestedEntry];
+          }
+          return nestedAcc;
+        } else {
+          const [validatedEntry] = validate(singleEntry, entry);
 
-        if (validatedEntry != null || validatedNestedEntry != null) {
-          return true;
+          if (validatedEntry != null) {
+            return [...nestedAcc, validatedEntry];
+          }
+          return nestedAcc;
         }
-
-        return false;
-      });
+      }, []);
 
       const item = { ...exception, entries };
 
@@ -401,7 +417,7 @@ export const getCodeSignatureValue = (
     return codeSignature.map((signature) => {
       return {
         subjectName: signature.subject_name ?? '',
-        trusted: signature.trusted ?? '',
+        trusted: signature.trusted.toString() ?? '',
       };
     });
   } else {