Cyber Posture

NIST 800-53 r5 · Controls catalogue · Family CA

CA-5Plan of Action and Milestones

Develop a plan of action and milestones for the system to document the planned remediation actions of the organization to correct weaknesses or deficiencies noted during the assessment of the controls and to reduce or eliminate known vulnerabilities in the system; and Update existing plan of action and milestones {{ insert: param, ca-05_odp }} based on the findings from control assessments, independent audits or reviews, and continuous monitoring activities.

Last updated: 09 May 2026 03:25 UTC

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Weaknesses this control addresses (3)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-284Improper Access Control4,832Weaknesses in access control are explicitly planned for remediation based on assessments, directly reducing unauthorized access risks.
CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure476The POA&M process ensures identified weaknesses in protection mechanisms are documented and scheduled for remediation, reducing the duration they remain exploitable.
CWE-657Violation of Secure Design Principles19Deficiencies violating secure design principles are tracked and corrected through planned actions, limiting attacker opportunities from design flaws.

Top CVEs where this control is the strongest mitigation

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