CMMC 2.0 Level 1 vs NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
What is the difference between CMMC 2.0 Level 1 and NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0?
CMMC 2.0 Level 1 is a other framework applying in the United States, with 17 controls across 6 domains. NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 is a information security framework applying in the United States, with 106 controls across 12 domains. They govern different subjects, so the overlap is limited to the governance requirements they share. The mapping below shows where that is.
Measured coverage between these frameworks
We map controls between these two frameworks in a knowledge graph and have a person review every mapping before it is published. Below is what that review found. The figures are read live from the graph, not written by hand.
CMMC 2.0 into NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
41.5%44 of 106 NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 controls carry evidence from CMMC 2.0, leaving 62 to satisfy separately.
109 candidate mappings were examined and 22 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-19.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 into CMMC 2.0
49.1%54 of 110 CMMC 2.0 controls carry evidence from NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, leaving 56 to satisfy separately.
167 candidate mappings were examined and 74 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-19.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →Coverage is directional. Mapping A into B is a different measurement from B into A, because the two standards do not carry the same depth on the same subjects.
Questions people ask about CMMC 2.0 Level 1 and NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
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