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 be configured to disable the application Mail.

DISA Rule

SV-230803r599842_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-230803

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

APPL-11-002019

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000381 - The organization configures the information system to provide only essential capabilities.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

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

Check Contents

To check if there is a configuration policy defined for "Application Restrictions", run the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep -A 5 familyControlsEnabled | grep "Mail"

If the return does not contain "/System/Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-230803

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-11-002019

Severity Override Guidance

To check if there is a configuration policy defined for "Application Restrictions", run the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep -A 5 familyControlsEnabled | grep "Mail"

If the return does not contain "/System/Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5246

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