Cyber Posture

NIST 800-53 r5 · Controls catalogue · Family PL

PL-10Baseline Selection

Select a control baseline for the system.

Last updated: 09 May 2026 03:25 UTC

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ATT&CK techniques this control mitigates (0)

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-693Protection Mechanism Failure476Selecting an impact-appropriate control baseline ensures a minimum set of protection mechanisms are applied, directly reducing the chance that critical safeguards are omitted.
CWE-657Violation of Secure Design Principles19Baseline selection enforces adherence to established secure-design principles rather than ad-hoc or insufficient control choices.

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.

Other controls in family PL

PL-1 PL-11 PL-2 PL-3 PL-4 PL-5 PL-6 PL-7 PL-8 PL-9