Rule version APPL-15-002063 · STIG v1 · 2026-09-01
Guest access must be disabled.
Turning off guest access prevents anonymous users from accessing files.
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the guest account with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS function run() { let pref1 = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.MCX')\ .objectForKey('DisableGuestAccount')) let pref2 = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.MCX')\ .objectForKey('EnableGuestAccount')) if ( pref1 == true && pref2 == false ) { return("true") } else { return("false") } } EOS
If the result is not "true", this is a finding.
Configure the macOS system to disable the guest account by installing the "com.apple.MCX" configuration profile.