The macOS system must disable the built-in web server.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-277091 | SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048 | APPL-26-002008 | SV-277091r1149419_rule | 2026-02-11 | 1 |
Description
The built-in web server managed by launchd is a nonessential service built into macOS and must be disabled and not running.
Note: The built-in web server is disabled at startup by default with macOS.
ℹ️ Check
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the built-in web server with the following command:
result="FAIL"
enabled=$(/bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep '"org.apache.httpd" => enabled')
running=$(/bin/launchctl print system/org.apache.httpd 2>/dev/null)
if [[ -z "$running" ]] && [[ -z "$enabled" ]]; then
result="PASS"
elif [[ -n "$running" ]]; then
result=result+" RUNNING"
elif [[ -n "$enabled" ]]; then
result=result+" ENABLED"
fi
echo $result
If the result is not "PASS", this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Configure the macOS system to disable the built-in web server with the following command:
/usr/sbin/apachectl stop 2>/dev/null
/bin/launchctl disable system/org.apache.httpd
The system may need a restart for the update to take effect.