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 Airplay Receiver.

DISA Rule

SV-268515r1034485_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268515

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

APPL-15-002080

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000381 - Configure the system to provide only organization-defined mission essential capabilities.
• CCI-001443 - Protect wireless access to the system using authentication of users and/or devices.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the macOS system to disable Airplay Receiver by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Airplay Receiver with the following command:

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

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

Vulnerability Number

V-268515

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-002080

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Airplay Receiver with the following command:

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

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661