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Check: APPL-15-002260

Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) STIG: APPL-15-002260 (in versions v1 r3 through v1 r1)

Title

The macOS system must disable the Bluetooth System Settings pane. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The Bluetooth System Setting pane must be disabled to prevent access to the Bluetooth configuration.

Check Content

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the Bluetooth System Settings pane with the following command: /usr/bin/profiles show -output stdout-xml | /usr/bin/xmllint --xpath '//key[text()="DisabledSystemSettings"]/following-sibling::*[1]' - | /usr/bin/grep -c com.apple.BluetoothSettings If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the macOS system to disable the Bluetooth System Settings pane by installing the "com.apple.systempreferences" configuration profiles.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-268532r1034536_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-268532

Group Title: SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000381	Configure the system to provide only organization-defined mission essential capabilities.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
CM-7	Least Functionality