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V-268479

CAT II (Medium)

The macOS system must disable Network File System (NFS) service.

Rule ID

SV-268479r1137691_rule

STIG

Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R7

CCIs

CCI-000213

Discussion

Support for NFS services is nonessential and, therefore, must be disabled. Enabling any service increases the attack surface for an intruder. By disabling unnecessary services, the attack surface is minimized.

Check Content

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable NFS service with the following command:

/bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep -c '"com.apple.nfsd" => disabled'

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

Fix Text

Configure the macOS system to disable NFS service with the following command:

/bin/launchctl disable system/com.apple.nfsd

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