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 Dictation.

DISA Rule

SV-268529r1034527_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268529

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

APPL-15-002230

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 Dictation by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

Check Contents

For Apple Silicon-based systems, this is not applicable.

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

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

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

Vulnerability Number

V-268529

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-002230

Severity Override Guidance

For Apple Silicon-based systems, this is not applicable.

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

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

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661