Cyber Posture

NIST 800-53 r5 · Controls catalogue · Family SA

SA-22Unsupported System Components

Replace system components when support for the components is no longer available from the developer, vendor, or manufacturer; or Provide the following options for alternative sources for continued support for unsupported components {{ insert: param, sa-22_odp.01 }}.

Last updated: 09 May 2026 03:25 UTC

Implementations targeting this control (0)

ATT&CK techniques this control mitigates (6)

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-1104Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components19Directly prevents continued use of components that receive no further security updates or patches from the vendor.
CWE-477Use of Obsolete Function16Eliminates reliance on functions or components explicitly declared obsolete and unsupported by their maintainers.

Top CVEs where this control is the strongest mitigation

CVE Risk CVSS EPSS Match
CVE-2023-52163 KEV7.98.80.6950good
CVE-2025-59374 KEV6.09.80.3475good
CVE-2016-150573.79.90.2889good
CVE-2025-26203.59.80.2640good
CVE-2025-106662.18.80.0637good
CVE-2026-34852.09.80.0046good
CVE-2025-154712.09.80.0128good
CVE-2025-09822.010.00.0007good
CVE-2025-26192.09.80.0036good
CVE-2026-41842.09.80.0027good
CVE-2026-41832.09.80.0027good
CVE-2025-131882.09.80.0035good
CVE-2025-26182.09.80.0036good
CVE-2026-41822.09.80.0027good
CVE-2026-41812.09.80.0027good
CVE-2025-26212.09.80.0036good
CVE-2025-151942.09.80.0025good
CVE-2026-418732.09.80.0016good
CVE-2024-120162.09.80.0010good
CVE-2026-423742.09.80.0016good
CVE-2026-423762.09.80.0006good
CVE-2026-423752.09.80.0012good
CVE-2026-423732.09.80.0012good
CVE-2025-660502.09.80.0006good
CVE-2025-102202.09.80.0089good

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