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Apple iOS/iPadOS 18 must implement the management setting: not share location data through iCloud.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-268039AIOS-18-011700SV-268039r1031219_ruleCCI-000048medium
Description
Sharing of location data is an operational security (OPSEC) risk because it potentially allows an adversary to determine a DOD user's location, movements, and patterns in those movements over time. An adversary could use this information to target the user or gather intelligence on the user's likely activities. Using commercial cloud services to store and handle location data could leave the data vulnerable to breach, particularly by sophisticated adversaries. Disabling the use of such services mitigates this risk. SFRID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #47
STIGDate
Apple iOS/iPadOS 18 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-05-13

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

SEA-18System Use Notification (Logon Banner)
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (16) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AC-7Unsuccessful Logon Attempts
1.00
AC-8System Use Notification
1.00
IA-2(1)Multi-factor Authentication to Privileged Accounts
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.1.9
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000048
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-268039r1031219_chk)

Review configuration settings to confirm "Share My Location" is disabled. Note that this is a User-Based Enforcement (UBE) control, which cannot be managed by an MDM server. This check procedure is performed on the iPhone and iPad only. On the iPhone and iPad: 1. Open the Settings app. 2. Tap "Privacy & Security". 3. Tap "Location Services". 4. If the authorizing official (AO) has not approved use of personal iCloud accounts on the device, verify "Share My Location" is grayed out (cannot be selected). 5. If the AO has approved the use of personal iCloud accounts on the device, tap "Share My Location". 6. Verify "Share My Location" is off. If "Share My Location" is not grayed out (cannot be selected) when the AO has not approved use of personal iCloud accounts on the device, this is a finding. If "Share My Location" is toggled to the right and appears green on the iPhone and iPad when the AO has approved the use of personal iCloud accounts, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-71866r1030869_fix)

The user must configure Apple iOS/iPadOS to disable location sharing through iCloud.