macOS 15 - Sequoia

The macOS system must enforce On Device Dictation

STIG ID: APPL-15-002220 | SRG: SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-000381 | Vulnerability ID: V-268528

Description

Dictation must be restricted to On Device Only to prevent potential data exfiltration.The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities.

Check

C-268528r1034524_chk

For Intel-based systems, this is not applicable.Verify the macOS system is configured to enforce On Device Only Dictation with the following command:/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\.objectForKey('forceOnDeviceOnlyDictation').jsEOSIf the result is not "true", this is a finding.

Fix

F-72459r1034523_fix

Configure the macOS system to enforce On Device Only Dictation by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.