Annex A 8.18
Use of privileged utility programs
Use of utility programs capable of overriding system and application controls is restricted and tightly controlled.
What an assessor looks for
Show which utilities are restricted, who may use them, and how use is logged.
Where it usually fails
Powerful administrative tooling is installed broadly because it is convenient, with no restriction or logging.
Classification
- Theme
- A.8 Technological
- Control type
- Preventive
- Security properties
- Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
- Cybersecurity concepts
- Protect
- ISO 27001:2013 equivalent
- 9.4.4
Control number and title are identifiers used as references. The classification above is our own analysis, aligned to the shape of the ISO 27002 attribute model rather than reproduced from it, and no text from the standard appears on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-03.
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