AIS-07 Application Vulnerability Remediation
Operate a defined process for fixing vulnerabilities found in applications, using automated remediation where the vulnerability class allows.
4
artefacts
1
held by a system
1
at each review
moderate
to go live
Vulnerability scanner / patch tooling
where the evidence lives
teal = a system already holds it · olive = produced at each review
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- Evidence of automated remediation, such as auto-raised dependency updates · Vulnerability scanner / patch tooling
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- Records of accepted risk where a vulnerability was not fixed · Vulnerability scanner / patch tooling
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- The application vulnerability remediation process with timeframes by severity · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- A vulnerability backlog showing age and status per finding · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Start with the 1 of 4 artefacts that already live in a system (Vulnerability scanner / patch tooling); keep the periodic reviews but log each one as a dated record with a named reviewer.
Common gaps auditors find
- Findings recorded but with no remediation timeframe by severity
- Long-lived backlog of high severity application findings with no risk acceptance
- Automated fixes raised but never merged
Do this for your whole sheet
Paste the rows you run your controls from and get this mapping for every control at once, with the periodic-review ones flagged and a first move per row. No account for the first run.
Build my evidence sheetAIS-06 Automated Secure Application Deployment · BCR-01 Business Continuity Management Policy and Procedures