CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 18: Penetration Testing

CIS Controls v8 CIS-18.3: Remediate Penetration Test Findings

Fix the findings of penetration tests according to the enterprise policy on the scope and priority of remediation.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 48 controls across 27 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 5 controls

FedRAMP High · 4 controls

  • CA-5 Plan of Action and Milestones
  • CA-8 Penetration Testing
  • SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation
  • SI-2 Flaw Remediation

FedRAMP Moderate · 4 controls

  • CA-5 Plan of Action and Milestones
  • CA-8 Penetration Testing
  • SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation
  • SI-2 Flaw Remediation

CMMC 2.0 · 3 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.36 Compliance with policies, rules and standards for information security
  • 8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance
  • 8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities
  • NIST-CSF-GV.OV-03 Organizational cybersecurity risk management performance is evaluated and reviewed for adjustments needed
  • NIST-CSF-ID.IM-01 Improvements are identified from evaluations
  • NIST-CSF-ID.RA-06 Risk responses are chosen, prioritized, planned, tracked, and communicated

SOC 2 · 3 controls

  • SOC2-CC4.2 CC4.2 Evaluating and communicating control deficiencies (COSO principle 17)
  • SOC2-CC5.1 CC5.1 Selecting control activities that mitigate risk (COSO principle 10)
  • SOC2-CC9.1 CC9.1 Mitigating risks of business disruption

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-OPS-19 Managing Vulnerabilities, Malfunctions and Errors - Penetration Tests
  • C5-OPS-22 Testing and Documentation of known Vulnerabilities

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · 2 controls

  • 10.2 Nonconformity and corrective action
  • 6.1.3 AI risk treatment
  • ANSSI-HYG-38 Carry Out Regular Security Checks and Audits and Apply the Corrective Actions

APRA CPS 234 · 1 control

  • CPS234-28 Escalation of Unremediated Testing Deficiencies
  • AUCDR-IS-STEP4 Step 4 - Implement a formal controls assessment program
  • ASBv3-PV-6 Rapidly and automatically remediate vulnerabilities
  • CFTC-SS-21 Remediation of Vulnerabilities and Deficiencies

DORA · 1 control

  • DORA-Art.50 Administrative penalties and remedial measures

ISO 22301:2019 · 1 control

  • 10.2 Continual improvement

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 5.8.1 Nonconformity and corrective action

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

  • Art.21.4 Take corrective measures without undue delay on finding that the measures are not met

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.11.5e Assess Effectiveness of Security Solutions

NIST SP 800-218 · 1 control

  • 53A-3.4 Analyze Assessment Report Results

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 11.4.4 11.4.4 Correct exploitable findings from penetration tests

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

Other controls in CIS Control 18: Penetration Testing

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CIS Controls v8 CIS-18.3 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of CIS Controls v8 your existing evidence covers. Hold ISO 27001:2022 and 102 of 153 CIS Controls v8 controls already carry evidence.

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