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CM-06(02) Respond to Unauthorized Changes

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.2.0 against 5.2.0
All changes in this version
unchanged CM High baseline part of CM-6

Title

Respond to Unauthorized Changes

Control

Take the following actions in response to unauthorized changes to [Assignment: configuration settings]: [Assignment: actions].

Discussion

Responses to unauthorized changes to configuration settings include alerting designated organizational personnel, restoring established configuration settings, or—in extreme cases—halting affected system processing.

Parameters

cm-06.02_odp.01: actions
cm-06.02_odp.02: configuration settings

Related controls

ir-4, ir-6, si-7

Assessment objective

CM-06(02) [Assignment: actions] are taken in response to unauthorized changes to [Assignment: configuration settings].

STIG rules that implement this control 0

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