STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 7 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026:

The macOS system must enable macOS Application Firewall.

DISA Rule

SV-268557r1034611_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268557

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00232

Rule Version

APPL-15-005050

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the macOS system to enable the Application Firewall by installing the "com.apple.security.firewall" configuration profile.

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to enable the Application Firewall with the following command:

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

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

Vulnerability Number

V-268557

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-005050

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to enable the Application Firewall with the following command:

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

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661