Details

Unauthorized modifications of applications could lead to the execution of malicious code.

Solution

Change permissions so that ‘Others’ can only execute. (Example Below)
sudo chmod -R o-w /Applications/Bad Permissions.app/

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/301

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Access Control.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|AC-6(7)(b)

Source

• Tenable.com/audits