ComplianceNIST 800-53 enhancement

NIST-CM-7(6) Confined Environments with Limited Privileges

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Framework
NIST SP 800-53 rev5 (5.2.0)
Family
CM Configuration Management
Control
CM-7(6)

Control statement

Require that the following user-installed software execute in a confined physical or virtual machine environment with limited privileges: [Assignment: user-installed software].

Discussion

Organizations identify software that may be of concern regarding its origin or potential for containing malicious code. For this type of software, user installations occur in confined environments of operation to limit or contain damage from malicious code that may be executed.

Related

Enhancement of · Compliance (1)

  • NIST-CM-7 Least Functionality NIST 800-53 control

Related control · Compliance (2)

  • NIST-CM-11 User-installed Software NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-SC-44 Detonation Chambers NIST 800-53 control