The macOS system must disable Printer Sharing.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-259532APPL-14-002240SV-259532r958478_ruleCCI-000381medium
Description
Printer Sharing must be disabled.
STIGDate
Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide2024-12-04

Details

Check Text (C-259532r958478_chk)

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Printer Sharing with the following command: /usr/sbin/cupsctl | /usr/bin/grep -c "_share_printers=0" If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-63179r941217_fix)

Configure the macOS system to disable Printer Sharing with the following commands: /usr/sbin/cupsctl --no-share-printers /usr/bin/lpstat -p | awk '{print $2}'| /usr/bin/xargs -I{} lpadmin -p {} -o printer-is-shared=false