The macOS system must disable the System Settings pane for Wallet and Apple Pay.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-268506	APPL-15-002052	SV-268506r1034458_rule		Medium

Description

The System Settings pane for Wallet and Apple Pay must be disabled. Disabling the System Settings pane prevents the users from configuring Wallet and Apple Pay. Enabling any service increases the attack surface for an intruder. By disabling unnecessary services, the attack surface is minimized.

STIG	Date
Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-05

Details

Check Text (C-72536r1034456_chk)

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the System Settings pane for Wallet and Apple Pay with the following command:

/usr/bin/profiles show -output stdout-xml | /usr/bin/xmllint --xpath '//key[text()="DisabledSystemSettings"]/following-sibling::*[1]' - | /usr/bin/grep -c "com.apple.WalletSettingsExtension"

If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-72437r1034457_fix)

Configure the macOS system to disable the System Settings pane for Wallet and Apple Pay by installing the "com.apple.systempreferences" configuration profile.