CIS Benchmarks September 2026 Update — revised benchmarks released with changelogs
CIS published its September 2026 monthly update to the CIS Benchmarks, revising an unspecified set of benchmarks, each accompanied by a full changelog. The source document is a paid/gated resource, so only the fact of the update, its version cycle (September 2026), and publication date (2026-09-11) can be confirmed here. Compliance teams should retrieve the updated benchmark documents directly from CIS and review the embedded changelogs to identify any configuration requirements that affect their hardening baselines.
Who is affected
Global; organizations of any size and industry that use CIS Benchmarks for system hardening and configuration compliance; roles include system administrators, security engineers, and compliance officers responsible for CIS Controls or CIS Benchmarks adherence.
- Effective
- 2026-09-11
- Action
- Action required
- Language
- EN