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 the Bluetooth System Settings pane.

DISA Rule

SV-268532r1034536_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268532

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

APPL-15-002260

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 the Bluetooth System Settings pane by installing the "com.apple.systempreferences" configuration profiles.

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the Bluetooth System Settings pane with the following command:

/usr/bin/profiles show -output stdout-xml | /usr/bin/xmllint --xpath '//key[text()="DisabledSystemSettings"]/following-sibling::*[1]' - | /usr/bin/grep -c com.apple.BluetoothSettings

If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-268532

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-002260

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the Bluetooth System Settings pane with the following command:

/usr/bin/profiles show -output stdout-xml | /usr/bin/xmllint --xpath '//key[text()="DisabledSystemSettings"]/following-sibling::*[1]' - | /usr/bin/grep -c com.apple.BluetoothSettings

If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661