The macOS system must enable macOS Application Firewall.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-268557 | APPL-15-005050 | SV-268557r1034611_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The macOS Application Firewall is the built-in firewall that comes with macOS, and it must be enabled. When the macOS Application Firewall is enabled, the flow of information within the information system and between interconnected systems will be controlled by approved authorizations. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-268557r1034611_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to enable the Application Firewall with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.security.firewall')\
.objectForKey('EnableFirewall').js
EOS
If the result is not "true", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-72488r1034610_fix)
Configure the macOS system to enable the Application Firewall by installing the "com.apple.security.firewall" configuration profile.