The macOS system must disable sending audio recordings and transcripts to Apple.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-269096 | APPL-15-002023 | SV-269096r1034785_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The ability for Apple to store and review audio recordings and transcripts of vocal shortcuts and voice control interactions must be disabled. The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabling the submission of this information will mitigate the risk of unwanted data being sent to Apple. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.4.6
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000381
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-269096r1034785_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable sending audio recordings and transcripts with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.Accessibility')\
.objectForKey('AXSAudioDonationSiriImprovementEnabled').js
EOS
If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-73027r1034783_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable sending audio recordings and transcripts by installing the "com.apple.accessibility" configuration profile.