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 Personalized Advertising.

DISA Rule

SV-268526r1034518_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268526

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

APPL-15-002200

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 Personalized Advertising by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Personalized Advertising with the following command:

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

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

Vulnerability Number

V-268526

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-002200

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Personalized Advertising with the following command:

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

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661