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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-268484	APPL-15-002008	SV-268484r1034392_rule		Medium

Description

The built-in web server is a nonessential service built into macOS and must be disabled. NOTE: The built-in web server is disabled at startup by default with macOS.

STIG	Date
Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-05

Details

Check Text (C-72514r1034390_chk)

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.

Fix Text (F-72415r1034391_fix)

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.