STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apple macOS 11 (Big Sur) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The macOS system must prohibit user installation of software without explicit privileged status.

DISA Rule

SV-230826r599842_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-230826

Group Title

SRG-OS-000362-GPOS-00149

Rule Version

APPL-11-002067

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001812 - The information system prohibits user installation of software without explicit privileged status.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

This setting is enforced using the "Restrictions Policy" configuration profile.

Check Contents

To check if the system is configured to prohibit user installation of software, first check to ensure the Parental Controls are enabled with the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep -A 6 familyControlsEnabled | grep "/Users"

If the result is null, or does not contain "/Users/", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-230826

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-11-002067

Severity Override Guidance

To check if the system is configured to prohibit user installation of software, first check to ensure the Parental Controls are enabled with the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep -A 6 familyControlsEnabled | grep "/Users"

If the result is null, or does not contain "/Users/", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5246

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