The macOS system must disable the guest account.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-257219	APPL-13-002063	SV-257219r922875_rule		High

Description
Failure to provide logical access restrictions associated with changes to system configuration may have significant effects on the overall security of the system. When dealing with access restrictions pertaining to change control, it should be noted that any changes to the hardware, software, and/or firmware components of the operating system can have significant effects on the overall security of the system. Accordingly, only qualified and authorized individuals must be allowed to obtain access to operating system components for the purposes of initiating changes, including upgrades and modifications. Logical access restrictions include, for example, controls that restrict access to workflow automation, media libraries, abstract layers (e.g., changes implemented into third-party interfaces rather than directly into information systems), and change windows (e.g., changes occur only during specified times, making unauthorized changes easy to discover).

Description

Failure to provide logical access restrictions associated with changes to system configuration may have significant effects on the overall security of the system. When dealing with access restrictions pertaining to change control, it should be noted that any changes to the hardware, software, and/or firmware components of the operating system can have significant effects on the overall security of the system. Accordingly, only qualified and authorized individuals must be allowed to obtain access to operating system components for the purposes of initiating changes, including upgrades and modifications. Logical access restrictions include, for example, controls that restrict access to workflow automation, media libraries, abstract layers (e.g., changes implemented into third-party interfaces rather than directly into information systems), and change windows (e.g., changes occur only during specified times, making unauthorized changes easy to discover).

STIG	Date
Apple macOS 13 (Ventura) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-02-06

Details

Check Text ( C-60904r922874_chk )
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the guest account with the following command: /usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType \| /usr/bin/grep "GuestAccount" DisableGuestAccount = 1; EnableGuestAccount = 0; If the result are not "DisableGuestAccount = 1" and "EnableGuestAccount = 0", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60845r905289_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable the guest account by installing the "Login Window Policy" configuration profile.