FedRAMP High
RA - Risk Assessment

FedRAMP High RA-5(5): Privileged Access

Implement privileged access authorization to FedRAMP-defined components for vulnerability scanning.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 21 controls across 12 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 · 4 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 4 controls

  • 11.3.1.2 11.3.1.2 Authenticated internal vulnerability scanning
  • 7.2.4 7.2.4 User accounts and privileges reviewed every six months
  • 7.2.5 7.2.5 Application and system accounts least privilege
  • 7.3.1 7.3.1 Need-to-know access control system covers all components

SOC 2 · 3 controls

  • SOC2-CC6.1 CC6.1 Logical access security over protected information assets
  • 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

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.2 Privileged access rights
  • 8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities
  • PV-5 Perform vulnerability assessments

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-OPS-18 Managing Vulnerabilities, Malfunctions and Errors - Concept

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-7.5 Perform Automated Vulnerability Scans of Internal Enterprise Assets

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.2 Privileged access rights
  • RA-5(5) RA-5(5) Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning | Privileged Access
  • RA-5(5) RA-5(5) Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning | Privileged Access

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 RA - Risk Assessment

You are reading one control. How much of FedRAMP High have you already done?

FedRAMP High RA-5(5) is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of FedRAMP High your existing evidence covers. Hold C5 (Germany) and 119 of 410 FedRAMP High controls already carry evidence.

Each report names every control your existing framework evidences, every one it does not, the reasoning behind each claim, and the claims that were argued against and rejected. 6 were rejected on the C5 (Germany) pair alone.

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