NIST 800-53 r5 · Controls catalogue · Family PE
PE-23Facility Location
Plan the location or site of the facility where the system resides considering physical and environmental hazards; and For existing facilities, consider the physical and environmental hazards in the organizational risk management strategy.
Last updated: 22 August 2026 07:11 UTC
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Weaknesses this control addresses (4)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-284 | Improper Access Control | 6,900+ | Facility siting decisions that account for physical hazards strengthen overall access control by limiting unauthorized physical entry vectors. |
CWE-668 | Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere | 800+ | Planning facility placement prevents exposure of critical resources to environmental or physical threat spheres. |
CWE-653 | Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization | 73 | Locating systems away from hazards improves isolation and compartmentalization from external physical or environmental threats. |
CWE-1263 | Improper Physical Access Control | 13 | Selecting facility sites to avoid physical and environmental hazards directly reduces the exploitability of improper physical access controls. |
Top CVEs where this control is the strongest mitigation
| CVE | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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