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. |