NIST 800-53 r5 · Controls catalogue · Family RA
RA-4Risk Assessment Update
Risk Assessment Update
Last updated: 04 July 2026 00:28 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
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 | 777 | Risk updates surface newly-broken or risky cryptographic algorithms as threat intelligence and computing advances evolve, enabling timely replacement. |
CWE-693 | Protection Mechanism Failure | 613 | Risk assessment updates reveal when existing protection mechanisms have become ineffective against new attack techniques or environmental changes. |
CWE-326 | Inadequate Encryption Strength | 520 | 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 | 21 | 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. | ||||