# CM-08 (03) Automated Unauthorized Component Detection — NIST 800-53 Rev5 control

> FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 v2026.07.14.01 · updated 2026-07-14
> Canonical page: /control/cm-8.3

Canonical id: `cm-8.3` · family `CM`

> (a) Detect the presence of unauthorized hardware, software, and firmware components within the system using [organization-defined automated mechanisms] [frequency]; and (b) Take the following actions when unauthorized components are detected: [assignment].

_Control title and statement: NIST SP 800-53 Rev5 catalog (the pinned commit is in `/api` under `control_text`). The FedRAMP rules reference these controls by id only; everything below is what FedRAMP says about this id._

## Rev5 baseline membership

- certification class C
- certification class D

## Key Security Indicators that reach it

- `KSI-CMT-LMC` — Logging Changes (Change Management)
  Modifications to the cloud service offering are logged and monitored.
- `KSI-SVC-VRI` — Validating Resource Integrity (Service Configuration)
  Use cryptographic methods to validate the integrity of machine-based information resources.

## FedRAMP guidance

_No FedRAMP-specific guidance attaches to this control._