The macOS system must disable Remote Management.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-277139 | APPL-26-002250 | SV-277139r1149403_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Remote Management must be disabled. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 26 (Tahoe) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-277139r1149403_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Remote Management with the following command:
/usr/libexec/mdmclient QuerySecurityInfo 2>/dev/null | /usr/bin/grep -c "RemoteDesktopEnabled = 0"
If the result is not "1", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-81199r1148868_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable Remote Management with the following commands:
/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -deactivate -stop