The macOS system must disable the system settings pane for Siri.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-268507 | APPL-15-002053 | SV-268507r1034461_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The System Settings pane for Siri must be hidden. Hiding the System Settings pane prevents users from configuring Siri. Enabling any service increases the attack surface for an intruder. By disabling unnecessary services, the attack surface is minimized. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-268507r1034461_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the system settings pane for Siri 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.Siri-Settings.extension
If the result is not "1", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-72438r1034460_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable the system settings pane for Siri by installing the "com.apple.systempreferences" configuration profile.