The macOS system must disable the Bluetooth System Settings pane.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-277140 | APPL-26-002260 | SV-277140r1148872_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The Bluetooth System Setting pane must be disabled to prevent access to the Bluetooth configuration. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 26 (Tahoe) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-277140r1148872_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the Bluetooth System Settings pane 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.BluetoothSettings
If the result is not "1", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-81200r1148871_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable the Bluetooth System Settings pane by installing the "com.apple.systempreferences" configuration profiles.