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 Remote Apple Events.

DISA Rule

SV-268495r1137691_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268495

Group Title

SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

Rule Version

APPL-15-002022

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000213 - Enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.
• CCI-000382 - Configure the system to prohibit or restrict the use of organization-defined prohibited or restricted functions, system ports, protocols, software, and/or services.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the macOS system to disable Remote Apple Events with the following commands:

/usr/sbin/systemsetup -setremoteappleevents off
/bin/launchctl disable system/com.apple.AEServer

NOTE: Systemsetup with -setremoteappleevents flag will fail unless Full Disk Access to systemsetup or its parent process is granted. This requires supervision.

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Remote Apple Events with the following command:

/bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep -c '"com.apple.AEServer" => disabled'

If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-268495

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-002022

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Remote Apple Events with the following command:

/bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep -c '"com.apple.AEServer" => disabled'

If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661