CMMC 2.0
Configuration Management

CMMC 2.0 CM.L2-3.4.5: Access Restrictions for Change

Define, document, approve and enforce the physical and logical access restrictions that apply to making changes to systems.

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard Control text last updated

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 34 controls across 19 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

PCI DSS 4.0 · 4 controls

  • 1.2.2 1.2.2 Network connection and NSC changes under change control
  • 6.5.1 6.5.1 Change control procedure for production
  • 6.5.4 6.5.4 Separate roles between production and pre-production
  • 7.2.4 7.2.4 User accounts and privileges reviewed every six months

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC5.1 CC5.1 Selecting control activities that mitigate risk (COSO principle 10)
  • SOC2-CC6.2 CC6.2 Registering and authorising users before issuing credentials
  • SOC2-CC6.3 CC6.3 Role-based access, least privilege and segregation of duties
  • SOC2-CC8.1 CC8.1 Managing changes to procedures, software, data and infrastructure

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

  • CM-5 Access Restrictions for Change
  • CM-5(1) Access Restrictions for Change | Automated Access Enforcement and Audit Records (CM-5(1))
  • CM-5(5) Access Restrictions for Change | Privilege Limitation for Production and Operation (CM-5(5))

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • CM-5 Access Restrictions for Change
  • CM-5(1) Access Restrictions for Change | Automated Access Enforcement and Audit Records (CM-5(1))
  • CM-5(5) Access Restrictions for Change | Privilege Limitation for Production and Operation (CM-5(5))
  • SEC06-BP03 Reduce manual management and interactive access
  • SEC11-BP06 Deploy software programmatically

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.32 Change management
  • 8.4 Access to source code

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

  • E8-ADMIN-ML3 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML3)

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-DEV-09 Approvals for provision in the production environment

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.32 Change management
  • NIST-CSF-ID.RA-07 Changes and exceptions are managed, assessed for risk impact, recorded, and tracked

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.1.1e Dual Authorization for Sensitive System Operations

NIST SP 800-218 · 1 control

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 Configuration Management

You are reading one control. How much of CMMC 2.0 have you already done?

CMMC 2.0 CM.L2-3.4.5 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of CMMC 2.0 your existing evidence covers. Hold FedRAMP Moderate and 108 of 110 CMMC 2.0 controls already carry evidence.

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