NIST 800-53 r5 · Controls catalogue · Family AU
AU-15Alternate Audit Logging Capability
Alternate Audit Logging Capability
Last updated: 09 May 2026 03:25 UTC
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Weaknesses this control addresses (2)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-636 | Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open') | 27 | Ensures audit logging continues on primary failure instead of failing open with no logging capability. |
CWE-778 | Insufficient Logging | 23 | Provides alternate logging mechanism to maintain audit trails when primary capability fails, directly reducing insufficient logging. |
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. | ||||