The macOS system must disable the system settings pane for Siri.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-268507	APPL-15-002053	SV-268507r1034461_rule		Medium

Description

The System Settings pane for Siri must be hidden. Hiding the System Settings pane prevents users from configuring Siri. 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-72537r1034459_chk)

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the system settings pane for Siri 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.Siri-Settings.extension

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

Fix Text (F-72438r1034460_fix)

Configure the macOS system to disable the system settings pane for Siri by installing the "com.apple.systempreferences" configuration profile.