diff --git a/controls/pcidss_4.yml b/controls/pcidss_4.yml
index 17b688dfab6..267ee78d418 100644
--- a/controls/pcidss_4.yml
+++ b/controls/pcidss_4.yml
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ controls:
         - file_permissions_cron_allow
         - file_groupowner_crontab
         - file_owner_crontab
+        - package_cron_installed
         - file_permissions_crontab
         - file_groupowner_cron_d
         - file_owner_cron_d
diff --git a/linux_os/guide/services/cron_and_at/package_cron_installed/rule.yml b/linux_os/guide/services/cron_and_at/package_cron_installed/rule.yml
index 9aa317b1239..ad87c581572 100644
--- a/linux_os/guide/services/cron_and_at/package_cron_installed/rule.yml
+++ b/linux_os/guide/services/cron_and_at/package_cron_installed/rule.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{% if product in ["rhel9", "rhel10", "sle12", "sle15"] %}}
+{{% if product in ["rhel8", "rhel9", "rhel10", "sle12", "sle15"] %}}
 {{% set package_name = "cronie" %}}
 {{% else %}}
 {{% set package_name = "cron" %}}
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ rationale: 'The cron service allow periodic job execution, needed for almost all
 severity: medium
 
 identifiers:
+    cce@rhel8: CCE-86178-1
     cce@rhel9: CCE-86170-8
     cce@rhel10: CCE-86619-4
     cce@sle12: CCE-92263-3
@@ -44,8 +45,4 @@ ocil: |-
 template:
     name: package_installed
     vars:
-        pkgname: cron
-        pkgname@rhel9: cronie
-        pkgname@rhel10: cronie
-        pkgname@sle12: cronie
-        pkgname@sle15: cronie
+        pkgname: {{{ package_name }}}
diff --git a/shared/references/cce-redhat-avail.txt b/shared/references/cce-redhat-avail.txt
index 71dddd11669..b8b7b33a209 100644
--- a/shared/references/cce-redhat-avail.txt
+++ b/shared/references/cce-redhat-avail.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-CCE-86178-1
 CCE-86179-9
 CCE-86180-7
 CCE-86186-4
diff --git a/tests/data/profile_stability/rhel8/pci-dss.profile b/tests/data/profile_stability/rhel8/pci-dss.profile
index e8e1992dc5a..f8fb7037443 100644
--- a/tests/data/profile_stability/rhel8/pci-dss.profile
+++ b/tests/data/profile_stability/rhel8/pci-dss.profile
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ selections:
 - package_audispd-plugins_installed
 - package_audit_installed
 - package_chrony_installed
+- package_cron_installed
 - package_dhcp_removed
 - package_firewalld_installed
 - package_ftp_removed
diff --git a/tests/data/profile_stability/rhel9/pci-dss.profile b/tests/data/profile_stability/rhel9/pci-dss.profile
index aae368bafba..861bbae835e 100644
--- a/tests/data/profile_stability/rhel9/pci-dss.profile
+++ b/tests/data/profile_stability/rhel9/pci-dss.profile
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ selections:
 - package_audispd-plugins_installed
 - package_audit_installed
 - package_chrony_installed
+- package_cron_installed
 - package_cryptsetup-luks_installed
 - package_dhcp_removed
 - package_firewalld_installed