NIST 800-53 r5 · Controls catalogue · Family RA
RA-4Risk Assessment Update
Risk Assessment Update
Last updated: 20 August 2026 13:14 UTC
Implementations targeting this control (0)
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ATT&CK techniques this control mitigates (0)
- No ATT&CK techniques mapped to this control yet.
Weaknesses this control addresses (5)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-327 | Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm | 700+ | Risk updates surface newly-broken or risky cryptographic algorithms as threat intelligence and computing advances evolve, enabling timely replacement. |
CWE-693 | Protection Mechanism Failure | 700+ | Risk assessment updates reveal when existing protection mechanisms have become ineffective against new attack techniques or environmental changes. |
CWE-326 | Inadequate Encryption Strength | 500+ | Updated assessments identify when previously adequate encryption strength no longer meets current attack capabilities or compliance drivers. |
CWE-1104 | Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components | 26 | Periodic risk assessment updates directly detect when third-party components become unmaintained, prompting removal or replacement before attackers can exploit known vulnerabilities. |
CWE-477 | Use of Obsolete Function | 16 | Regular reassessment flags use of obsolete functions whose security properties have degraded or whose replacements contain fixes for known weaknesses. |
Top CVEs where this control is the strongest mitigation
| CVE | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No CVEs annotated to this control yet — the per-CVE backfill is in progress. | ||||