Cyber Resilience

NIST 800-53 r5 · Controls catalogue · Family AC

AC-3Access Enforcement

Enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.

Last updated: 22 August 2026 07:11 UTC

Implementations targeting this control (32)

ATT&CK techniques this control mitigates (279)

Weaknesses this control addresses (6)AI-assisted

CWEs ranked by how often they appear in real CVEs. The rationale describes how this control reduces exploitability of each weakness class.

CWE Name CVEs Why this control addresses it
CWE-862Missing Authorization10,200+Requiring enforcement of authorizations ensures checks are performed rather than omitted for resources.
CWE-284Improper Access Control6,900+Enforcing approved authorizations directly implements access control policies to block unauthorized access.
CWE-863Incorrect Authorization3,900+Mandating policy-based enforcement reduces the chance of incorrect authorization logic being used.
CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key2,500+Consistent enforcement of approved authorizations makes bypassing via user-controlled keys ineffective.
CWE-285Improper Authorization1,500+The control requires checking and applying authorization decisions per policy, preventing improper authorization.
CWE-425Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')200+Enforcing access for all logical requests prevents unauthorized direct access to protected resources.

Top CVEs where this control is the strongest mitigation

CVE Risk CVSS EPSS Match
CVE-2025-54253 KEV 10.010.00.8751good
CVE-2026-34908 KEV 10.010.00.8519good
CVE-2026-34909 KEV 10.010.00.6390good
CVE-2026-48282 KEV 10.010.00.9924good
CVE-2023-6875 9.99.80.9034good
CVE-2024-0204 9.99.80.9509good
CVE-2024-23897 KEV 9.99.81.0000good
CVE-2024-27348 KEV 9.99.80.9921good
CVE-2023-40498 9.99.80.8296good
CVE-2024-32113 KEV 9.99.80.9944good
CVE-2024-4885 KEV 9.99.80.9929good
CVE-2024-38856 KEV 9.99.80.9943good
CVE-2024-6782 9.99.80.8412good
CVE-2024-41730 9.99.80.7587good
CVE-2024-40766 KEV 9.99.80.1818good
CVE-2024-9047 9.99.80.9320good
CVE-2024-45216 9.99.80.9085good
CVE-2025-2294 9.99.80.7788good
CVE-2025-4632 KEV 9.99.80.2429good
CVE-2025-11749 9.99.80.7476good
CVE-2026-35616 KEV 9.99.80.9075good
CVE-2026-48907 KEV 9.99.80.6883good
CVE-2026-59310 KEV 9.99.80.0240good
CVE-2023-32165 9.89.80.7331good
CVE-2023-40497 9.89.80.6741good

Other controls in family AC

AC-1 AC-10 AC-11 AC-12 AC-13 AC-14 AC-15 AC-16 AC-17 AC-18 AC-19 AC-2 AC-20 AC-21 AC-22 AC-23 AC-24 AC-25 AC-4 AC-5 AC-6 AC-7 AC-8 AC-9