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 Media Sharing.

DISA Rule

SV-268517r1137691_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268517

Group Title

SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

Rule Version

APPL-15-002100

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.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the macOS system to disable Media Sharing by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Media Sharing with the following commands:

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

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

Vulnerability Number

V-268517

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-002100

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Media Sharing with the following commands:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
function run() {
let pref1 = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowMediaSharing'))
let pref2 = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowMediaSharingModification'))
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