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 Apple Intelligence Writing Tools.

DISA Rule

SV-268574r1034662_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268574

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

APPL-15-005160

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 Apple Intelligence Writing Tools by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Apple Intelligence Writing Tools with the following command:

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

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

Vulnerability Number

V-268574

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-005160

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Apple Intelligence Writing Tools with the following command:

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

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661