The macOS system must disable Apple Intelligence Writing Tools.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-277184 | APPL-26-005160 | SV-277184r1149004_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Apple Intelligence features that use off device Artificial Intelligence (AI) must be disabled. Using off-device AI poses a data loss risk. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 26 (Tahoe) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-277184r1149004_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Apple Intelligence Writing Tools with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowWritingTools').js
EOS
If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-81244r1149003_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable Apple Intelligence Writing Tools by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.