BaselineWatch
Desk
Your fleet and your work Fleetyour releases and the hardware they run onTriagewhat needs a decisionWatchlistthe products and platforms you runSaved searchesthe lists you come back to
This instance Sourceswhat is read, how often, under what termsDigestthe daily or weekly summary, and alerts
How it is drawn Appearancethe look and the colour schemeBrandingthe mark this instance wears
Owner sign-in

MA-03(06) Software Updates and Patches

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.2.0 against 5.2.0
All changes in this version
unchanged MA part of MA-3

Title

Software Updates and Patches

Control

Inspect maintenance tools to ensure the latest software updates and patches are installed.

Discussion

Maintenance tools using outdated and/or unpatched software can provide a threat vector for adversaries and result in a significant vulnerability for organizations.

Related controls

ac-3, ac-6

Assessment objective

MA-03(06) maintenance tools are inspected to ensure that the latest software updates and patches are installed.

STIG rules that implement this control 0

No followed STIG rule cites a CCI indexed to this control (CCI list 2026-07-14).