Cyber Resilience

NIST 800-53 r5 · Controls catalogue · Family IA

IA-5Authenticator Management

Manage system authenticators by: Verifying, as part of the initial authenticator distribution, the identity of the individual, group, role, service, or device receiving the authenticator; Establishing initial authenticator content for any authenticators issued by the organization; Ensuring that authenticators have sufficient strength of mechanism for their intended use; Establishing and implementing administrative procedures for initial authenticator distribution, for lost or compromised or damaged authenticators, and for revoking authenticators; Changing default authenticators prior to first use; Changing or refreshing authenticators {{ insert: param, ia-05_odp.01 }} or when {{ insert: param, ia-05_odp.02 }} occur; Protecting authenticator content from unauthorized disclosure and modification; Requiring individuals to take, and having devices implement, specific controls to protect authenticators; and Changing authenticators for group or role accounts when membership to those accounts changes.

Last updated: 20 August 2026 14:15 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: partial · 1 mapping(s) from 1 framework(s): OWASP-Web 1 (partial)

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Implementations targeting this control (0)

ATT&CK techniques this control mitigates (72)

Weaknesses this control addresses (8)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-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials2,000+Changing default authenticators prior to first use and protecting content prevents use of hard-coded credentials.
CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials1,600+Protecting authenticator content from unauthorized disclosure and modification while requiring protective controls addresses insufficiently protected credentials.
CWE-640Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password300+Establishing procedures for lost or compromised authenticators addresses weak password recovery mechanisms.
CWE-521Weak Password Requirements300+Ensuring authenticators have sufficient strength of mechanism for intended use addresses weak password requirements.
CWE-259Use of Hard-coded Password100+Changing default authenticators prior to first use directly prevents use of hard-coded passwords.
CWE-1392Use of Default Credentials100+Changing default authenticators prior to first use prevents use of default credentials.
CWE-1391Use of Weak Credentials55Ensuring sufficient strength of mechanism for authenticators prevents use of weak credentials.
CWE-1393Use of Default Password43Changing default authenticators prior to first use prevents use of default passwords.

Top CVEs where this control is the strongest mitigation

CVE Risk CVSS EPSS Match
CVE-2026-22769 KEV10.010.00.1312good
CVE-2024-3272 KEV 9.99.80.9804good
CVE-2024-3408 9.99.80.7795good
CVE-2023-45249 KEV 9.99.80.5325good
CVE-2025-14611 KEV9.99.80.5330good
CVE-2024-28987 KEV 9.59.10.9321good
CVE-2025-20188 8.810.00.2714good
CVE-2024-7332 8.69.80.2074good
CVE-2024-51978 8.59.80.1915good
CVE-2020-36911 8.29.80.1084good
CVE-2025-29268 8.19.80.0842good
CVE-2025-34509 8.07.50.5458good
CVE-2026-20128 KEV 8.07.50.0694good
CVE-2024-22853 7.99.80.0483good
CVE-2024-34219 7.88.60.2076good
CVE-2024-9643 7.89.80.0298good
CVE-2025-8730 7.89.80.0324good
CVE-2023-44411 7.79.80.0235good
CVE-2024-9486 7.79.80.0221good
CVE-2025-69971 7.79.80.0204good
CVE-2026-562657.79.80.0264good
CVE-2024-23619 7.69.80.0171good
CVE-2024-29021 7.69.00.2018good
CVE-2024-29855 7.69.00.2163good
CVE-2024-42850 7.69.80.0145good

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