2.4.1 Disable Remote Apple Events

Information

Apple Events is a technology that allows one program to communicate with other programs. Remote Apple Events allows a program on one computer to communicate with a program on a different computer. Disabling Remote Apple Events mitigates the risk of an unauthorized program gaining access to the system.

Solution

Perform the following to implement the prescribed state: Run the following command in Terminal: sudo systemsetup -setremoteappleevents off Impact: With remote Apple events turned on, an AppleScript program running on another Mac can interact with the local computer.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/299

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