• Tenable
  • Audits
  • Settings
    Links
    Tenable Cloud Tenable Community & Support Tenable University
    Theme
  • Tenable
  • Plugins
  • Overview
  • Plugins Pipeline
  • Newest
  • Updated
  • Search
  • Nessus Families
  • WAS Families
  • NNM Families
  • Tenable OT Security Families
  • Tenable Cloud Security Families
  • Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Families
  • About Plugin Families
  • Release Notes
  • Audits
  • Overview
  • Newest
  • Updated
  • Search Audit Files
  • Search Items
  • References
  • Authorities
  • Documentation
  • Download All Audit Files
  • Indicators
  • Overview
  • Search
  • Indicators of Attack
  • Indicators of Exposure
  • Release Notes
  • CVEs
  • Overview
  • Newest
  • Updated
  • Search
  • Attack Path Techniques
  • Overview
  • Search
    • Links
    • Tenable Cloud
    • Tenable Community & Support
    • Tenable University
    • Settings
    • Theme
Detections
  • Plugins
  • Overview
  • Plugins Pipeline
  • Release Notes
  • Newest
  • Updated
  • Search
  • Nessus Families
  • WAS Families
  • NNM Families
  • Tenable OT Security Families
  • Tenable Cloud Security Families
  • Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Families
  • About Plugin Families
  • Audits
  • Overview
  • Newest
  • Updated
  • Search Audit Files
  • Search Items
  • References
  • Authorities
  • Documentation
  • Download All Audit Files
  • Indicators
  • Overview
  • Search
  • Indicators of Attack
  • Indicators of Exposure
  • Release Notes
Analytics
  • CVEs
  • Overview
  • Newest
  • Updated
  • Search
  • Attack Path Techniques
  • Overview
  • Search
  1. Audits
  2. Items
  3. Big Sur - Disable the Guest Account
  1. Items

Big Sur - Disable the Guest Account

Information

Guest access _MUST_ be disabled.

Turning off guest access prevents anonymous users from accessing files.

Solution

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.

mobileconfig profile info:

com.apple.MCX:
DisableGuestAccount:
True

See Also

https://github.com/usnistgov/macos_security

Item Details

Audit Name: NIST macOS Big Sur v1.4.0 - 800-53r4 Low

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|AC-2, 800-53|AC-2(9), 800-53|CM-5(1), CCE|CCE-85320-0, CCI|CCI-001813, STIG-ID|APPL-11-002063

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: f9d0c16d06cf8c45e9913f0c2dc3aeb5b93e6f2246a8d2fd9a6b2bf9374841b8

  • Tenable.com
  • Community & Support
  • Documentation
  • Education
  • © 2026 Tenable®, Inc. All Rights Reserved
  • Privacy Policy
  • Legal
  • 508 Compliance