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

The macOS system must be configured to audit all failed program execution on the system.

DISA Rule

SV-269094r1034757_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-269094

Group Title

SRG-OS-000365-GPOS-00152

Rule Version

APPL-15-001024

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-003938 - Automatically generate audit records of the enforcement actions.
• CCI-000172 - Generate audit records for the event types defined in AU-2 c that include the audit record content defined in AU-3.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the macOS system to audit all failed program execution on the system with the following command:

/usr/bin/grep -qE "^flags.*-ex" /etc/security/audit_control || /usr/bin/sed -i.bak '/^flags/ s/$/,-ex/' /etc/security/audit_control; /usr/sbin/audit -s

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to audit all failed program execution on the system with the following command:

/usr/bin/awk -F':' '/^flags/ { print $NF }' /etc/security/audit_control | /usr/bin/tr ',' '\n' | /usr/bin/grep -Ec '\-ex'

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

Vulnerability Number

V-269094

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-001024

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to audit all failed program execution on the system with the following command:

/usr/bin/awk -F':' '/^flags/ { print $NF }' /etc/security/audit_control | /usr/bin/tr ',' '\n' | /usr/bin/grep -Ec '\-ex'

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661