The macOS system must disable the iCloud Freeform services.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-268533 | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | APPL-15-002270 | SV-268533r1034539_rule | 2025-02-20 | 1 |
| Description |
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| The macOS built-in Freeform.app connection to Apple's iCloud service must be disabled. Enabling any service increases the attack surface for an intruder. By disabling unnecessary services, the attack surface is minimized. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify the macOS system is configured to disable iCloud Freeform services with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\ .objectForKey('allowCloudFreeform').js EOS If the result is not "false", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the macOS system to disable iCloud Freeform services by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile. |