Vulnerability Exception Management (VUL-007) - Universal Control Library

Criticality High Active

Control ID

VUL-007

Domain Code

VUL

Control Nature

Corrective

Business Owner

Security Operations

Control Overview

VUL-007 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and maintain processes to evaluate, approve, document, monitor, and periodically review vulnerability remediation exceptions.

Business Objective

Ensure accepted vulnerability risks are formally governed and continuously monitored.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

VUL-007 · 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
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...	India Guideline	vLatest	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 →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	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 →
CIS-V8	CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit...	CIS Best Practice	vv8	View →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont...	India Standard	vLatest	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement...	US Law	vCurrent	View →
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
ISO22301	ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co...	ISO Standard	v2019	View →
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...	PCI Standard	v4	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-007-R001	Exception Management Framework The organization shall establish a vulne...	VUL-007 Vulnerability Exception Manage...	Vulnerability Management / Threat Intelligence	View ↗
VUL-007-R002	Exception Request The organization shall submit exception...	VUL-007 Vulnerability Exception Manage...	Vulnerability Management / Threat Intelligence	View ↗
VUL-007-R003	Risk Assessment The organization shall conduct risk asse...	VUL-007 Vulnerability Exception Manage...	Vulnerability Management / Threat Intelligence	View ↗
VUL-007-R004	Exception Approval The organization shall approve vulnerabi...	VUL-007 Vulnerability Exception Manage...	Vulnerability Management / Threat Intelligence	View ↗
VUL-007-R005	Compensating Controls The organization shall require implement...	VUL-007 Vulnerability Exception Manage...	Vulnerability Management / Threat Intelligence	View ↗
VUL-007-R006	Exception Monitoring The organization shall monitor approved...	VUL-007 Vulnerability Exception Manage...	Vulnerability Management / Threat Intelligence	View ↗
VUL-007-R007	Exception Renewal The organization shall renew vulnerabili...	VUL-007 Vulnerability Exception Manage...	Vulnerability Management / Threat Intelligence	View ↗
VUL-007-R008	Exception Reporting The organization shall report on vulnera...	VUL-007 Vulnerability Exception Manage...	Vulnerability Management / Threat Intelligence	View ↗
VUL-007-R009	Exception Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	VUL-007 Vulnerability Exception Manage...	Vulnerability Management / Threat Intelligence	View ↗
VUL-007-R010	Exception Closure The organization shall close vulnerabili...	VUL-007 Vulnerability Exception Manage...	Vulnerability Management / Threat Intelligence	View ↗