STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apple OS X 10.15 (Catalina) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

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

DISA Rule

SV-225200r610901_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-225200

Group Title

SRG-OS-000362-GPOS-00149

Rule Version

AOSX-15-002067

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

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-225200

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AOSX-15-002067

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

4212

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