Port 2152GTP User Plane

Carries encapsulated mobile-network user traffic between radio and core-network nodes.

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

Technical Details

what runs on :2152

GTP-U encapsulates user IP packets in GPRS Tunnelling Protocol packets identified by a Tunnel Endpoint Identifier (TEID). It normally runs over UDP port 2152; the registry also lists TCP, but standard mobile-network deployments overwhelmingly use UDP. GTP control-plane traffic is commonly associated with UDP/2123, while GTP' charging traffic uses UDP/TCP/3386. GTP-U provides tunnelling and sequencing options, but no native encryption or strong peer authentication.

Security Information

exposure of :2152

risk score

7/ 10risk

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

network services averages 2.7 across 1,273 ports — this one sits 4.3 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

GTP-U should generally be restricted to trusted mobile-core and transport-network interfaces, not exposed to the public internet. Because the protocol has no native confidentiality or robust authentication, an exposed endpoint may permit traffic injection, tunnel abuse, spoofing, subscriber-data disclosure, or denial-of-service; operators commonly rely on private transport, filtering, and sometimes IPsec.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :2152
service: GTP User Plane
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 7/10risk
category: Network Services Mobile
usage: GTP-U carries subscriber data-plane packets in 3GPP mobile networks, including LTE and 5G deployments. Engineers typically encounter it between eNodeBs or gNodeBs and packet gateways or user-plane functions, normally on UDP/2152.
lookups: 0rank 994
added: 2026-09-20
updated: 2026-09-20
references: IANA service name registry — port 2152

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risk mix of the 8 listed

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Port :2152GTP User Plane

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 2152GTP User Plane