macOS 26 - Tahoe
The macOS system must authorize USB devices before allowing connection
Description
USB devices connected to a Mac must be authorized.
[IMPORTANT]
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This feature is removed if a smart card is paired or smart card attribute mapping is configured.
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Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163, SRG-OS-000690-GPOS-00140
Check
Verify the macOS system is configured to authorize USB devices before allowing connection with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
function run() {
let pref1 = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowUSBRestrictedMode'))
if ( pref1 == false ) {
return("false")
} else {
return("true")
}
}
EOS
If the result is not "true", this is a finding.
Fix
Configure the macOS system to authorize USB devices before allowing connection by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.