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1.92 APPL-26-002063

Information

The macOS system must disable the guest account.

GROUP ID: V-277119
RULE ID: SV-277119r1148809

Guest access must be disabled.

Turning off guest access prevents anonymous users from accessing files.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to disable the guest account by installing the "com.apple.MCX" configuration profile.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26538

Item Details

Audit Name: CIS Apple macOS 26 Tahoe STIG v1.0.0 CAT II

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-5(1), CCI|CCI-001813, Rule-ID|SV-277119r1148809_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-26-002063, Vuln-ID|V-277119

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a3e0cecab2ae2d9da5d287959fde0a4d3b8632fa2917610fa2c81c7456030dc1

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