External RACF Classes are not active for CICS transaction checking.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-224499	ZCICR038	SV-224499r1144716_rule	CCI-000336	medium
Description
Implement CICS transaction security by utilizing two distinct and unique RACF resource classes (i.e., member and grouping) within each CICS region. If several CICS regions are grouped in an MRO environment, it is permissible for those grouped regions to share a common pair of resource classes. Member classes contain a RACF discrete profile for each transaction. Grouping classes contain groups of transactions requiring equal protection under RACF. Ideally, member classes contain no profiles, and all transactions are defined by groups in a grouping class. If CICS Classes are not active, this could result in the compromise of the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the CICS region, applications, and customer data.
STIG			Date
z/OS IBM CICS Transaction Server for RACF Security Technical Implementation Guide			2025-09-27

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 3 frameworks

SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAO-06Technical Verification

1.00

DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V7R2intersects(normalised)
DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
SCF Secure Traceability Relationship Mapping (STRM)2026.2equal to

NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-25Reference Monitor

1.00

DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V7R2intersects(normalised)
DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)7our copyintersects(normalised)
DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)7intersects(normalised)
DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)

CM-4(2)Verification of Controls

1.00

DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V7R2intersects(normalised)
DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)

CM-6Configuration Settings

1.00

DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V7R2intersects(normalised)
DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)6our copyintersects(normalised)
DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)6intersects(normalised)
DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)

CCI1 mapping

CCI-000336

1.00

DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V7R2intersects(normalised)

Details

Check Text (C-224499r1144716_chk)

Refer to the following report produced by the RACF Data Collection: - RACFCMDS.RPT(SETROPTS). Refer to the CICS Systems Programmer Worksheets filled out from previous vulnerability ZCIC0010. If each CICS transaction resource class pair are active, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-26170r1144715_fix)

Review each CICS SIT to ensure each region has a unique resource class or resource prefix specified. The resources classes are activated in RACF using the following command: SETR CLASSACT(<classname>)