APPL-26-002270 The macOS system must disable the iCloud Freeform services.
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Maps to CM-7 via CCI-000381
Title
The macOS system must disable the iCloud Freeform services.
Control
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable iCloud Freeform services with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\ .objectForKey('allowCloudFreeform').js EOS If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
Discussion
The macOS built-in Freeform.app connection to Apple's iCloud service must be disabled. Enabling any service increases the attack surface for an intruder. By disabling unnecessary services, the attack surface is minimized.
Related controls
CCI-000381
Fix
Configure the macOS system to disable iCloud Freeform services by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.