Cyber Posture

NIST 800-53 r5 · Controls catalogue · Family IR

IR-7Incident Response Assistance

Provide an incident response support resource, integral to the organizational incident response capability, that offers advice and assistance to users of the system for the handling and reporting of incidents.

Last updated: 09 May 2026 03:25 UTC

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ATT&CK techniques this control mitigates (0)

Weaknesses this control addresses (4)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-755Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions662Gives users guidance on incident handling, reducing improper handling of exceptional conditions that could stem from exploited weaknesses.
CWE-703Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions146Supplies advice and assistance on handling incidents, improving checks and responses to exceptional conditions.
CWE-390Detection of Error Condition Without Action14Provides assistance for handling incidents, ensuring detected error conditions lead to appropriate user actions rather than inaction.
CWE-392Missing Report of Error Condition11Offers direct support for reporting incidents, addressing the failure to report error conditions or security events.

Top CVEs where this control is the strongest mitigation

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