Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V2 · R4

CurrentPublished Wed Oct 01 2025

The macOS system must disable the built-in web server.

Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The macOS system must disable the built-in web server.

Description

Discussion Text

The built-in web server is a nonessential service built into macOS and must be disabled.

Note: The built in web server service is disabled at startup by default macOS.

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Objective

V-259484

Rule

SV-259484r1117265_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

APPL-14-002008

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the built-in web server with the following command:

/bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep -c '"org.apache.httpd" => disabled'

If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the macOS system to disable the built-in web server with the following command:

/bin/launchctl disable system/org.apache.httpd

The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.

STIG check 64 of 156 in the Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) STIG checklist

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