# FedRAMP Requires Risk-Based Vulnerability Reporting

FedRAMP is requiring more than 550 certified cloud service providers to adopt risk- and exposure-based vulnerability detection and reporting by December 7, 2026 (**23 days remaining**). Providers that miss that deadline may submit corrective action plans, but must comply or operate under an approved plan by March 7, 2027, or risk losing FedRAMP certification and facing a one-year exclusion. For contractors and procurement teams that rely on FedRAMP-authorized cloud services, the change affects provider eligibility and creates near-term demand for vulnerability-management tools and implementation support.

- FedRAMP-certified providers must assess whether their current vulnerability-scanning tools and engineering processes can meet the new reporting approach; providers needing a corrective action plan must meet the March 7, 2027 milestone.
- Procurement teams should account for provider authorization status and remediation plans when evaluating or renewing cloud services, since certification revocation could affect supplier eligibility.
- The requirement may create opportunities for tooling providers and cybersecurity firms, as some cloud providers need replacement tools or additional implementation support.
- FedRAMP plans quarterly progress checks, so providers should be prepared to demonstrate progress against their selected approach.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Regulatory Compliance
**Published:** November 13, 2026

### Government Entities
- Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)
- General Services Administration (GSA)
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

### Key Quotes
> A lot of them are looking to third-party tooling to help with that process, and a lot of them already were using some sort of tooling for vulnerability scans and things like that, but a lot of those providers aren’t able to meet these new requirements, so they’re having to look for new providers, and so it has been a decent amount of uplift and work.
> — Matt Bruggeman, Director of GTM Federal at A-LIGN

### Sources
- [
        FedRAMP pushes new cyber vulnerability rules to keep pace with AI - Federal News Network](https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2026/11/fedramp-pushes-new-cyber-vulnerability-rules-to-keep-pace-with-ai) - Federal News Network