The macOS system must disable Remote Management.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-268531 | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | APPL-15-002250 | SV-268531r1034533_rule | 2026-02-06 | 1 |
Description
Remote Management must be disabled.
ℹ️ Check
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Remote Management with the following command:
/usr/libexec/mdmclient QuerySecurityInfo | /usr/bin/grep -c "RemoteDesktopEnabled = 0"
If the result is not "1", this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Configure the macOS system to disable Remote Management with the following commands:
/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -deactivate -stop