STIGUI
V-286345CAT II — Medium severitySV-286345r1256166_rule

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

Rule version KNOX-17-009100 · STIG v1 · 2026-08-07

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 DoW data to unauthorized recipients. Restricting email account addition to the administrator or to allow listed 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".

COPE:

On the Samsung Android device: 1. Open Settings >> Accounts and backup >> Manage accounts. 2. Navigate to the "Work" tab. 3. Verify no account can be added.

COBO:

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 work profile restrictions, set "Modify accounts" to "Disallow" (COPE).

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

Identifiers

Group ID
V-286345
Group title
PP-MDF-994000
Rule ID
SV-286345r1256166_rule
Check ID
C-91027r1256164_chk
Fix ID
F-90932r1256165_fix