Port 12006DBISAM Database Server (Admin)

Administrative service for the DBISAM database server, assigned to TCP and UDP port 12006.

transport: tcp · udp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 7/10
lookups: 0

also known as dbisamserver2

Technical Details

what runs on :12006

IANA assigns both TCP and UDP port 12006 to the DBISAM Database Server administrative service. It uses DBISAM's proprietary client/server protocol rather than HTTP or a standard database wire protocol; the ordinary DBISAM server service is associated with the companion DBISAM server port, commonly 12005. The administrative protocol and framing are vendor-specific, and deployments should be verified by application logs or packet capture rather than assumed from a generic TCP banner.

Security Information

exposure of :12006

risk score

7/ 10risk

treat as sensitive. widely scanned and regularly exploited when reachable — restrict it to known sources.

databases averages 3.9 across 133 ports — this one sits 3.1 above.

in transit

cleartext

credentials and payloads are readable by anyone on path

assignment

official

registered with iana for this service — scanners fingerprint it by number

reachable over

tcp · udp

udp is connectionless — source addresses are trivially spoofed and it is a reflection favourite

security overview

This is a database administration surface and should not be exposed directly to the public Internet. An exposed listener can be probed for DBISAM deployments and subjected to authentication attacks or administrative requests; restrict it to trusted management hosts and protect it with network controls. DBISAM traffic is not encrypted by default, so administrative access should use a protected network or tunnel.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :12006
service: DBISAM Database Server (Admin)
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 7/10risk
category: Databases
usage: This port is used by DBISAM deployments for database-server administration, rather than ordinary application queries. Engineers are most likely to encounter it alongside a DBISAM Database Server instance in Windows applications using the DBISAM engine.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-10
updated: 2026-09-22
references: IANA service name registry — port 12006

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risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

1 of 8 encrypted

Port :12006DBISAM Database Server (Admin)

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 12006DBISAM Database Server (Admin)