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 sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple.

DISA Rule

SV-268494r1131212_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268494

Group Title

SRG-OS-000205-GPOS-00083

Rule Version

APPL-15-002021

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001312 - Generates error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited.
• CCI-001314 - Reveal error messages only to organization-defined personnel or roles.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the macOS system to disable sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple by installing the "com.apple.SubmitDiagInfo" configuration profile.

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
function run() {
let pref1 = $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.SubmitDiagInfo')\
.objectForKey('AutoSubmit').js
let pref2 = $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowDiagnosticSubmission').js
if ( pref1 == false && pref2 == false ){
return("true")
} else {
return("false")
}
}
EOS

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

Vulnerability Number

V-268494

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-002021

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
function run() {
let pref1 = $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.SubmitDiagInfo')\
.objectForKey('AutoSubmit').js
let pref2 = $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowDiagnosticSubmission').js
if ( pref1 == false && pref2 == false ){
return("true")
} else {
return("false")
}
}
EOS

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661