The macOS system must disable Location Services.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-277087 | APPL-26-002004 | SV-277087r1149413_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Location Services must be disabled. The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabling Location Services helps prevent unauthorized connection of devices, transfer of information, and tunneling. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 26 (Tahoe) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-277087r1149413_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Location Services with the following command:
/usr/bin/sudo -u _locationd /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.locationd')\
.objectForKey('LocationServicesEnabled').js
EOS
If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-81147r1149372_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable Location Services with the following command:
/usr/bin/defaults write /var/db/locationd/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.locationd LocationServicesEnabled -bool false;
pid=$(/bin/launchctl print system | /usr/bin/awk '/\tcom.apple.locationd/ {print $1}')
kill -9 $pid