NIST 800-53 r5 · Controls catalogue · Family SC
SC-37Out-of-band Channels
Employ the following out-of-band channels for the physical delivery or electronic transmission of {{ insert: param, sc-37_odp.02 }} to {{ insert: param, sc-37_odp.03 }}: {{ insert: param, sc-37_odp.01 }}.
Last updated: 09 May 2026 03:25 UTC
Implementations targeting this control (0)
- No implementations targeting this control yet.
ATT&CK techniques this control mitigates (12)
- T1071 Application Layer Protocol Command And Control
- T1071.001 Web Protocols Command And Control
- T1071.002 File Transfer Protocols Command And Control
- T1071.003 Mail Protocols Command And Control
- T1071.004 DNS Command And Control
- T1114 Email Collection Collection
- T1114.001 Local Email Collection Collection
- T1114.002 Remote Email Collection Collection
- T1114.003 Email Forwarding Rule Collection
- T1213 Data from Information Repositories Collection
- T1213.005 Messaging Applications Collection
- T1489 Service Stop Impact
Weaknesses this control addresses (5)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-200 | Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 10,204 | Out-of-band delivery transmits sensitive data on a separate path, directly reducing exposure to unauthorized actors on the primary channel. |
CWE-522 | Insufficiently Protected Credentials | 1,518 | Credentials or keys delivered out-of-band are not exposed to interception or inadequate protection on the main transport. |
CWE-319 | Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information | 1,042 | Sensitive values are moved off the primary channel, avoiding cleartext transmission risks associated with that channel. |
CWE-300 | Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint | 53 | An out-of-band channel is inaccessible to non-endpoints that can observe or interfere with the primary communication channel. |
CWE-523 | Unprotected Transport of Credentials | 20 | Using a distinct channel for credential transmission prevents unprotected transport over the application's normal communication path. |
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. | ||||