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 Privacy Setup services during Setup Assistant.

DISA Rule

SV-268497r1034431_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268497

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

APPL-15-002036

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 Privacy Setup services during Setup Assistant by installing the "com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed" configuration profile.

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Privacy Setup services during Setup Assistant with the following command:

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

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

Vulnerability Number

V-268497

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-002036

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Privacy Setup services during Setup Assistant with the following command:

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

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661