PCI_DSS_v4Requirement 7voice-validated
PCI_DSS_v4 R7: Requirement 7
PCI_DSS_v4
AL
Founder at SQUR · last verified 2026-10-06
Regulation text
To ensure critical data can only be accessed by authorised personnel, systems and processes must be in place to limit access based on need to know and according to job responsibilities. Need to know is when access rights are granted to only the least amount of data and privileges needed to perform a job.
ATT&CK techniques this article tests · 0
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Defending mitigations · 0
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Underlying weaknesses · 6
| CWE | Why it persists | Confidence |
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| CWE-269 | This weakness directly undermines the 'need to know' principle by failing to correctly manage user and system privileges. | 100% |
| CWE-284 | This is the fundamental weakness addressed by Requirement 7, allowing unauthorized access to resources. | 100% |
| CWE-285 | This weakness occurs when authorization logic is flawed, granting access beyond defined job responsibilities. | 100% |
| CWE-862 | This weakness allows access to resources without any authorization checks, directly violating access limitations. | 90% |
| CWE-863 | This weakness grants excessive privileges or allows unintended actions, failing to enforce 'need to know'. | 90% |
| CWE-798 | This weakness bypasses standard access controls, providing unauthorized access to systems or data. | 80% |
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Provenance
Mapped Q2.2026 using gemini-2.5-flash · €0.0160 compute · voice-rubric self-validated