The macOS system must disable Screen Sharing and Apple Remote Desktop.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Support for both Screen Sharing and Apple Remote Desktop is nonessential and must be disabled. The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabling Screen Sharing and Apple Remote Desktop helps prevent unauthorized connection of devices, transfer of information, and tunneling.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-268505r1034455_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the macOS system to disable Screen Sharing and Apple Remote Desktop with the following command:
/bin/launchctl disable system/com.apple.screensharing
The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.