STIGUI
V-258648CAT II — Medium severitySV-258648r959010_rule

Samsung Android must be configured to prevent users from adding personal email accounts to the work email app.

Rule version KNOX-14-110230 · STIG v2 · 2025-08-28

Discussion

If the user is able to add a personal email account (POP3, IMAP, EAS) to the work email app, it could be used to forward sensitive DOD data to unauthorized recipients. Restricting email account addition to the Administrator or allowlisted accounts mitigates this vulnerability.

SFR ID: FMT_MOF_EXT.1.2 #47

Check

Review the configuration to determine if the Samsung Android devices are preventing users from adding personal email accounts to the work email app.

On the management tool, in the device restrictions section, verify "Modify accounts" is set to "Disallow".

On the Samsung Android device: 1. Open Settings >> Accounts and backup >> Manage accounts. 2. Verify no account can be added.

If on the management tool "Modify accounts" is not set to "Disallow", or on the Samsung Android device an account can be added, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the Samsung Android devices to prevent users from adding personal email accounts to the work email app.

On the management tool, in the device restrictions, set "Modify accounts" to "Disallow".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-258648
Group title
PP-MDF-993300
Rule ID
SV-258648r959010_rule
Check ID
C-62388r931142_chk
Fix ID
F-62297r931143_fix