Patch Management (VUL-005) - Universal Control Library

Criticality Critical Active

Control ID

VUL-005

Domain Code

VUL

Control Nature

Corrective

Business Owner

IT Operations / Security Operations

Control Overview

VUL-005 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and maintain processes to evaluate, test, approve, deploy, verify, and monitor security patches and software updates across organizational technology assets.

Business Objective

Reduce organizational exposure by implementing timely and controlled remediation of software vulnerabilities.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

VUL-005 · Operating Context

Primary Stakeholders

Applicable Industries

Applicable Technologies

Mapped Regulatory & Industry Frameworks

Harmonized Framework Mappings

The following compliance and regulatory frameworks map directly to this control's governance scope.

FRAMEWORK CODE	FRAMEWORK NAME & DESCRIPTION	FAMILY / CATEGORY	VERSION	ACTION
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement...	US Law	vCurrent	View →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...	India Guideline	vLatest	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri...	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
NIST-CSF	NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev...	NIST Framework	v2	View →
NIST80053	NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i...	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont...	India Standard	vLatest	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...	PCI Standard	v4	View →
RBI-CSF	RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set...	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SEBI-CSCRF	SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor...	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	View →
ISO22301	ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co...	ISO Standard	v2019	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Vulnerability & Patch Management (VUL)

Purpose:

To identify, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities and patch known security flaws.

Scope:

Enterprise

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Compliance Requirements & Audit Crosswalk

10 Specific Audit Clauses

The following requirements dictate specific audit evidence criteria and testing steps mapped directly under this control.

REQUIREMENT ID	REQUIREMENT TITLE & DETAILS	MAPPED CONTROL	TYPICAL OWNER	ACTION
VUL-005-R001	VUL-005 Vulnerability Reporting Framework	VUL-005 Patch Management	High-risk operating system vulnerabilities are patched through a controlled change process and verified by a follow-up scan.	View ↗
VUL-005-R002	VUL-005 Reporting Content	VUL-005 Patch Management	High-risk operating system vulnerabilities are patched through a controlled change process and verified by a follow-up scan.	View ↗
VUL-005-R003	VUL-005 Reporting Frequency	VUL-005 Patch Management	High-risk operating system vulnerabilities are patched through a controlled change process and verified by a follow-up scan.	View ↗
VUL-005-R004	VUL-005 Management Reporting	VUL-005 Patch Management	High-risk operating system vulnerabilities are patched through a controlled change process and verified by a follow-up scan.	View ↗
VUL-005-R005	VUL-005 Executive Reporting	VUL-005 Patch Management	High-risk operating system vulnerabilities are patched through a controlled change process and verified by a follow-up scan.	View ↗
VUL-005-R006	VUL-005 Vulnerability Metrics	VUL-005 Patch Management	High-risk operating system vulnerabilities are patched through a controlled change process and verified by a follow-up scan.	View ↗
VUL-005-R007	VUL-005 Report Validation	VUL-005 Patch Management	High-risk operating system vulnerabilities are patched through a controlled change process and verified by a follow-up scan.	View ↗
VUL-005-R008	VUL-005 Reporting Review	VUL-005 Patch Management	High-risk operating system vulnerabilities are patched through a controlled change process and verified by a follow-up scan.	View ↗
VUL-005-R009	VUL-005 Reporting Improvement	VUL-005 Patch Management	High-risk operating system vulnerabilities are patched through a controlled change process and verified by a follow-up scan.	View ↗
VUL-005-R010	VUL-005 Risk Communication	VUL-005 Patch Management	High-risk operating system vulnerabilities are patched through a controlled change process and verified by a follow-up scan.	View ↗