NIST 800-53 r5 · Controls catalogue · Family AU
AU-12Audit Record Generation
Provide audit record generation capability for the event types the system is capable of auditing as defined in [AU-2a](#au-2_smt.a) on {{ insert: param, au-12_odp.01 }}; Allow {{ insert: param, au-12_odp.02 }} to select the event types that are to be logged by specific components of the system; and Generate audit records for the event types defined in [AU-2c](#au-2_smt.c) that include the audit record content defined in [AU-3](#au-3).
Last updated: 04 July 2026 00:28 UTC
Cumulative inbound coverage
How completely the frameworks we cross-walk collectively cover this — the verdict is the strongest single mapping (overlapping partials are not summed); breadth shows the corroboration behind it.
Collective: mostly · 15 mapping(s) from 3 framework(s): ASVS 5.0 8 (mostly) · CSF 2.0 6 (mostly) · OWASP-Web 1 (partial)
Implementations targeting this control (16)
- aws-config-cloudtrail-enabled CloudTrail is enabled in the account AWS::CloudTrail::Trail partial detect enforce
- aws-config-vpc-flow-logs-enabled VPC flow logs are enabled AWS::EC2::VPC partial detect enforce CIS §3.7Hub EC2.6
- azure-mcsb-lt-04-resource-logs Resource logs are streamed to Log Analytics or storage Microsoft.Insights/diagnosticSettings partial protect enforce
- gcp-cis-vpc-flow-logs-enabled VPC subnetworks have flow logs enabled compute.googleapis.com/Subnetwork partial protect enforce
- gcp-cis-cloud-audit-logs-enabled Cloud Audit Logs cover all admin/data services cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com/Project encompass protect enforce
- aws-config-api-gw-execution-logging-enabled Api Gw Execution Logging Enabled AWS::ApiGateway::Stage partial detect enforce
- aws-config-cloud-trail-cloud-watch-logs-enabled Cloud Trail Cloud Watch Logs Enabled AWS::CloudTrail::Trail partial detect enforce
- aws-config-cloudtrail-s3-dataevents-enabled Cloudtrail S3 Dataevents Enabled AWS::CloudTrail::Trail partial detect enforce
- aws-config-elasticsearch-logs-to-cloudwatch Elasticsearch Logs To Cloudwatch AWS::OpenSearchService::Domain partial detect enforce
- aws-config-elb-logging-enabled Elb Logging Enabled AWS::ElasticLoadBalancing::LoadBalancer partial detect enforce
- aws-config-multi-region-cloudtrail-enabled Multi Region Cloudtrail Enabled AWS::CloudTrail::Trail partial detect enforce CIS §3.1Hub CloudTrail.1
- aws-config-opensearch-logs-to-cloudwatch Opensearch Logs To Cloudwatch AWS::OpenSearchService::Domain partial detect enforce
- aws-config-rds-logging-enabled Rds Logging Enabled AWS::RDS::DBInstance partial detect enforce
- aws-config-redshift-cluster-configuration-check Redshift Cluster Configuration Check AWS::Redshift::Cluster partial protect enforce
- aws-config-s3-bucket-logging-enabled S3 Bucket Logging Enabled AWS::S3::Bucket partial detect enforce CIS §3.4Hub CloudTrail.7
- aws-config-wafv2-logging-enabled Wafv2 Logging Enabled AWS::WAFv2::WebACL partial detect enforce
ATT&CK techniques this control mitigates (0)
- No ATT&CK techniques mapped to this control yet.
Weaknesses this control addresses (1)AI
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-778 | Insufficient Logging | 25 | Directly requires generation of audit records for specified events, preventing the absence of logging that allows undetected malicious activity. |
Top CVEs where this control is the strongest mitigation
| CVE | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2024-2240 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 0.0047 | good |
CVE-2025-52644 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 0.0014 | good |
CVE-2026-24058 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0053 | good |
CVE-2026-30790 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0022 | partial |
CVE-2026-30312 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0166 | partial |
CVE-2025-57870 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 0.0050 | good |
CVE-2025-25595 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0046 | partial |
CVE-2026-27593 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 0.0046 | partial |
CVE-2026-25560 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0065 | partial |
CVE-2026-24436 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0042 | partial |
CVE-2025-15030 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0049 | partial |
CVE-2025-55234 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 0.1883 | partial |
CVE-2024-38878 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 0.1145 | partial |
CVE-2026-40318 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 0.0029 | partial |
CVE-2026-4828 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 0.0026 | good |
CVE-2025-14037 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 0.0017 | partial |
CVE-2025-67507 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 0.0031 | partial |
CVE-2025-23368 UPD | 5.5 | 8.1 | 0.0082 | partial |
CVE-2026-40600 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 0.0023 | partial |
CVE-2026-6832 UPD | 5.5 | 8.1 | 0.0047 | partial |
CVE-2025-30076 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 0.0037 | partial |
CVE-2024-51476 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0040 | partial |
CVE-2024-53357 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0049 | partial |
CVE-2026-30575 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0042 | partial |
CVE-2026-33667 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 0.0030 | partial |