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The macOS system must disable Apple Intelligence Image Generation.

Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-268573 APPL-15-005150 SV-268573r1034659_rule   Medium
Description
Apple Intelligence features that use off-device artificial intelligence must be disabled. Use of off-device AI poses a data loss risk.
STIG Date
Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide 2025-05-05

Details

Check Text (C-72603r1034657_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Apple Intelligence Image Generation with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowImagePlayground').js
EOS

If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-72504r1034658_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable Apple Intelligence Image Generation by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.