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 search data from Spotlight to Apple.

DISA Rule

SV-269566r1131216_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-269566

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

APPL-15-002024

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 search data from Spotlight by installing the "com.apple.assistant.support" configuration profile.

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable sending search data from Spotlight with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.assistant.support')\
.objectForKey('Search Queries Data Sharing Status').js
EOS

If the result is not "2", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-269566

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-002024

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable sending search data from Spotlight with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.assistant.support')\
.objectForKey('Search Queries Data Sharing Status').js
EOS

If the result is not "2", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661