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 sending audio recordings and transcripts to Apple.

DISA Rule

SV-269096r1131214_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-269096

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

APPL-15-002023

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 sending audio recordings and transcripts by installing the "com.apple.accessibility" configuration profile.

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable sending audio recordings and transcripts with the following command:

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

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

Vulnerability Number

V-269096

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-002023

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable sending audio recordings and transcripts with the following command:

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

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661