The macOS system must disable Network File System service.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-259479	APPL-14-002003	SV-259479r941059_rule		Medium

Description
Support for Network File Systems (NFS) services is nonessential and, therefore, must be disabled.

STIG	Date
Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-01-10

Details

Check Text ( C-63218r941057_chk )
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable network file system service with the following command: /bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep -c '"com.apple.nfsd" => disabled' If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-63126r941058_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable network file system service with the following command: /bin/launchctl disable system/com.apple.nfsd The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.