macOS 15 - Sequoia

The macOS system must disable Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) service

STIG ID: APPL-15-002038 | SRG: SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042 | Severity: High | CCI: CCI-000197,CCI-000213 | Vulnerability ID: V-268499

Description

If the system does not require TFTP support, it is nonessential and must be disabled.The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabling TFTP helps prevent the unauthorized connection of devices and unauthorized transfer of information.NOTE: TFTP service is disabled at startup by default with macOS.Satisfies: SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042, SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

Check

C-268499r1034437_chk

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable TFTP service with the following command:/bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep -c '"com.apple.tftpd" => disabled'If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Fix

F-72430r1034436_fix

Configure the macOS system to disable TFTP service with the following command:/bin/launchctl disable system/com.apple.tftpdThe system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.