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 AppleID and internet Account Modification.

DISA Rule

SV-268519r1034497_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268519

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

APPL-15-002120

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 Account Modification by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable account modification with the following command:

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

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

Vulnerability Number

V-268519

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-002120

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable account modification with the following command:

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

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661