FIRST CSIRT Services Framework and Standards
FIRST: Service Area 3 - Vulnerability Management + Coordinated Disclosure

FIRST CSIRT Services Framework and Standards FIRST-CSIRTF-SA3-VulnMgmt: Service Area 3 - Vulnerability Management and Coordinated Disclosure

FIRST CSIRT Services Framework v2.1 Service Area 3 - Vulnerability Management. SCOPE: discovery + tracking + remediation + disclosure of vulnerabilities affecting the constituency. SUB-SERVICES: (1) VULNERABILITY DISCOVERY - active scanning + bug bounty + research + threat intel + supplier notifications; (2) VULNERABILITY REPORT INTAKE - structured intake from researchers + vendors + government via secure channels; (3) VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS - CVSS scoring (Base + Threat + Environmental + Supplemental in CVSS v4 or Base + Temporal + Environmental in CVSS v3.1) + exploitability + scope + privilege + UI metrics + assignment of CVE; (4) VULNERABILITY COORDINATION - multi-party coordinated disclosure per MPCVD Guidelines + ISO/IEC 29147 + ISO/IEC 30111; (5) VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE - publication of advisory with mitigation + workarounds + technical details + IOCs + TLP classification; (6) VULNERABILITY RESPONSE - patch rollout assistance + risk-based prioritization + CISA KEV alignment + EU CRA vulnerability handling obligations + the 2024 OMB M-22-09 phishing-resistant remediation timelines.

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This control maps to 12 controls across 8 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

  • CPSC-STD.2 UL 5500 Remote Update Compliance
  • CPSC-SW.2 Software Update Safety Verification
  • CPSC-SW.3 Remote Update Security

ISO/IEC 30111:2019 · 2 controls

  • 30111-6.5 Remediation Strategy Selection
  • 30111-7.3 Quality assurance of remediation

API 1164 · 1 control

  • API1164-11 Logging and Monitoring
  • CPG-5.A Vulnerability Disclosure Program
  • CAT-D3-3 Corrective controls

ISO/IEC 27400:2022 · 1 control

  • 27400-6.3 Secure Update Mechanism

OWASP Top 10:2025 · 1 control

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