macOS 15 - Sequoia

The macOS system must disable iCloud Desktop and Document folder sync

STIG ID: APPL-15-002150 | SRG: SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-000381 | Vulnerability ID: V-268522

Description

The macOS system's ability to automatically synchronize a user's Desktop and Documents folder to their iCloud Drive must be disabled.Apple's iCloud service does not provide an organization with enough control over the storage and access of data and, therefore, automated file synchronization must be controlled by an organization-approved service.

Check

C-268522r1034506_chk

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

Fix

F-72453r1034505_fix

Configure the macOS system to disable iCloud Desktop and Document folder synchronization by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.