macOS 15 - Sequoia

The macOS system must disable AirDrop

STIG ID: APPL-15-002009 | SRG: SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-000213,CCI-000381,CCI-001443 | Vulnerability ID: V-268485

Description

AirDrop must be disabled to prevent file transfers to or from unauthorized devices.AirDrop allows users to share and receive files from other nearby Apple devices.Satisfies: SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048, SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049, SRG-OS-000300-GPOS-00118

Check

C-268485r1034395_chk

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable AirDrop with the following command:/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\.objectForKey('allowAirDrop').jsEOSIf the result is not "false", this is a finding.

Fix

F-72416r1034394_fix

Configure the macOS system to disable AirDrop by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.