The macOS system must disable Remote Management.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-268531	APPL-15-002250	SV-268531r1034533_rule		Medium

Description

Remote Management must be disabled.

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

Details

Check Text (C-72561r1034531_chk)

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Remote Management with the following command:

/usr/libexec/mdmclient QuerySecurityInfo | /usr/bin/grep -c "RemoteDesktopEnabled = 0"

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

Fix Text (F-72462r1034532_fix)

Configure the macOS system to disable Remote Management with the following commands:

/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -deactivate -stop