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The macOS system must disable hot corners.

Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-259422 APPL-14-000007 SV-259422r958404_rule   Medium
Description
Hot corners must be disabled. The information system conceals, via the session lock, information previously visible on the display with a publicly viewable image. Although hot corners can be used to initiate a session lock or to launch useful applications, they can also be configured to disable an automatic session lock from initiating. Such a configuration introduces the risk that a user might forget to manually lock the screen before stepping away from the computer.
STIG Date
Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-12-04

Details

Check Text (C-63161r940886_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable hot corners with the following command:

/usr/bin/profiles -P -o stdout | /usr/bin/grep -Ec '"wvous-bl-corner" = 0|"wvous-br-corner" = 0|"wvous-tl-corner" = 0|"wvous-tr-corner" = 0'

If the result is not "4", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-63069r940887_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable hot corners by installing the "com.apple.ManagedClient.preferences" configuration profile.