STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 7 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026:

The macOS system must disable Bonjour multicast.

DISA Rule

SV-268481r1034383_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268481

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

APPL-15-002005

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000381 - Configure the system to provide only organization-defined mission essential capabilities.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the macOS system to disable Bonjour multicast by installing the "com.apple.mDNSResponder" configuration profile.

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Bonjour multicast with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.mDNSResponder')\
.objectForKey('NoMulticastAdvertisements').js
EOS

If the result is not "true", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-268481

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-002005

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Bonjour multicast with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.mDNSResponder')\
.objectForKey('NoMulticastAdvertisements').js
EOS

If the result is not "true", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661