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 Recovery Lock.

DISA Rule

SV-268570r1034650_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268570

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

APPL-15-005120

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the macOS system with Recovery Lock with the SetRecoveryLock command. This can be used to set a Recovery Lock password and must be from the MDM.

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

Verify the macOS system is configured with Recovery Lock with the following command:

/usr/libexec/mdmclient QuerySecurityInfo | /usr/bin/grep -c "IsRecoveryLockEnabled = 1"

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

Vulnerability Number

V-268570

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-005120

Severity Override Guidance

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

Verify the macOS system is configured with Recovery Lock with the following command:

/usr/libexec/mdmclient QuerySecurityInfo | /usr/bin/grep -c "IsRecoveryLockEnabled = 1"

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

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M

Target Key

5661