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CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses (2024)vsNIST SP 800-171A — Assessing CUI Security Requirements

See exactly how CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses (2024) controls map to NIST SP 800-171A — Assessing CUI Security Requirements. Pre-computed mappings, identified gaps, and coverage analysis.

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Controls Mapped
7
Gaps Found
24%
Coverage

According to the TheArtOfService Compliance Knowledge Graph:

CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses (2024) maps to NIST SP 800-171A — Assessing CUI Security Requirements with 24% coverage across 6 directly mapped controls. Analysis of 25 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses (2024) controls identifies 19 compliance gaps — primarily concentrated in Injection and Input Validation.

Source: TheArtOfService Knowledge Graph | 25 controls analysed | 693 frameworks | 819K+ cross-framework mappings

Control Mappings

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Authorization and Authentication(15 mappings)

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management3 targets
171A-AC-02Assess Access Enforcement
171A-AC-05Assess Least Privilege
171A-IA-02Assess Multi-Factor Authentication
CWE-287Improper Authentication3 targets
171A-AC-06Assess Remote Access Controls
171A-AC-07Assess Wireless Access Controls
171A-IA-01Assess Identification and Authentication
CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function3 targets
171A-AC-06Assess Remote Access Controls
171A-AC-07Assess Wireless Access Controls
171A-IA-01Assess Identification and Authentication
CWE-862Missing Authorization3 targets
171A-AC-02Assess Access Enforcement
171A-AC-05Assess Least Privilege
171A-IA-02Assess Multi-Factor Authentication
CWE-863Incorrect Authorization3 targets
171A-AC-02Assess Access Enforcement
171A-AC-05Assess Least Privilege
171A-IA-02Assess Multi-Factor Authentication

Resource Management and Networking(3 mappings)

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials3 targets
171A-AC-06Assess Remote Access Controls
171A-AC-07Assess Wireless Access Controls
171A-IA-01Assess Identification and Authentication

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What are the key differences between CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses (2024) and NIST SP 800-171A — Assessing CUI Security Requirements?

CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses (2024) has 25 controls across its framework, while NIST SP 800-171A — Assessing CUI Security Requirements covers 32 controls. Direct mapping analysis identifies 6 overlapping controls (24% coverage). The frameworks diverge most significantly in Injection and Input Validation, where 7 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses (2024) controls have no direct NIST SP 800-171A — Assessing CUI Security Requirements equivalent.

How many controls map between CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses (2024) and NIST SP 800-171A — Assessing CUI Security Requirements?

Of 25 total CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses (2024) controls, 6 map directly to NIST SP 800-171A — Assessing CUI Security Requirements controls — representing 24% coverage. The remaining 19 controls represent compliance gaps requiring additional documentation or compensating controls to satisfy both frameworks simultaneously.

What are the compliance gaps when mapping CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses (2024) to NIST SP 800-171A — Assessing CUI Security Requirements?

19 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses (2024) controls have no direct equivalent in NIST SP 800-171A — Assessing CUI Security Requirements. The highest concentration of gaps is in Injection and Input Validation with 7 unmapped controls. These gaps represent areas where additional controls, policies, or documentation must be created to achieve compliance with both frameworks.

Which control domains have the most gaps between CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses (2024) and NIST SP 800-171A — Assessing CUI Security Requirements?

The domain with the highest gap count is Injection and Input Validation (7 gaps). Export the full domain-by-domain gap breakdown via the Professional tier to generate a prioritised remediation roadmap.

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