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 iPhone Mirroring.

DISA Rule

SV-272477r1137691_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-272477

Group Title

SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

Rule Version

APPL-15-002271

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000213 - Enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.
• CCI-000381 - Configure the system to provide only organization-defined mission essential capabilities.
• CCI-001443 - Protect wireless access to the system using authentication of users and/or devices.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the macOS system to disable iPhone Mirroring by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable iPhone Mirroring with the following command:

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

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

Vulnerability Number

V-272477

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-002271

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable iPhone Mirroring with the following command:

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

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661