When I try to save custom settings on Firewall to block the connection to some apps, settings are not saved, or saved for some minutes, and then automatically all permissions are enabled.
This is a very important security problem, how did you solve? Tks
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.0
Same issue here. The only way I could fix it was to use the socketfilterfw executable directly, with sudo privileges, on the command line. You can check out the help information for the executable by running:
sudo /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw -h
which explains what options are available and their general use.
For a specific example, I was able to then use the --remove <path> option which would be the same as using the "-" button to remove something from the list of individual applications that have individual rules set on them:
sudo /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw --remove /Applications/Firefox.app
It doesn't work for me. It seems to be working, but if you close the control panel and reopen it, you will lose the settings of firewall....
I experience exactly what medialp describes.
Update--turning the firewall off and then on again after making changes didn't work for me to change the SETTINGS for an entry. But it did allow me to DELETE an entry.
https://feedbackassistant.apple.com/feedback/12039766
Filed FBA bug report so should be solved if there are detailed information for this macOS suspicious behavior. I hope.
Thank you a lot for your suggestion!
I'm having the same issue!
I cannot turn off the stealth mode.
I cannot remove anything in the list.
All the settings and app will be return in few minutes.
This is exhausting!!!!!!!!!
And incredibly Apple doesn't solve this severe bug!👹
Well, they have to!
Let's hope... and wait! :)
I tried it and nothing would save..
BUT....I tried again.this time I waited and bam, it was done..maybe took 2 minutes..so just wait!
click ok several times as well as hit return on your keyboard.
Im super frustrated, Wish i stayed on Montery
Firewall settings not saving
