The macOS system must disable Printer Sharing.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-277138 | APPL-26-002240 | SV-277138r1148866_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Printer Sharing must be disabled. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 26 (Tahoe) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-277138r1148866_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-81198r1148865_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