Port 2279xmquery

xmquery is an IANA-assigned service using TCP and UDP port 2279.

transport: tcp · udp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 1/10
lookups: 0

Technical Details

what runs on :2279

xmquery is registered on port :2279 over tcp and udp to Niels Christiansen. We don't have a technical write-up for it beyond the IANA registry entry.

In nmap's internet-wide scan data this port is found open rarely. What's listening is often not the registered service, so check before you assume.

find what's listening on :2279

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :2279'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :2279

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :2279

another host

nmap -sV -p T:2279 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:2279 <host>

run it? the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild and the flags that matter come from the engineers who do.

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Security Information

exposure of :2279

risk score

1/ 10safe

routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.

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

no security notes recorded for :2279 yet

known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :2279
service: xmquery
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: The xmquery service is assigned to TCP and UDP port 2279. IANA records the assignment as registered to Niels Christiansen, with no registration date or additional notes.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-02
updated: 2026-09-02
references: IANA service name registry — port 2279

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 2279. Every field on it is editable — change what's wrong, say how you know, and a reviewer publishes it, usually within a minute. Last touched 2026-09-02.

01edit any field on a page of its own
02a model checks it for accuracy and spam
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ports registered around :2279, by lookups.

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:2222	DirectAdmin & ESET Remote Admin	TCP	Web Services	caution	21.6k
:2302	ArmA Multiplayer	UDP	Gaming	caution	10.4k
:2302	Halo CE Multiplayer	UDP	Gaming	caution	10.1k
:2303	ArmA Multiplayer Server Reporting	UDP	Gaming	caution	9.8k
:2223	Office OS X Anti-Piracy Monitor	UDP	Security	caution	9.3k
:2305	ArmA Multiplayer Voice Chat	UDP	Gaming	caution	7.7k
:2301	HP System Management Redirect	TCP	Network Services	caution	7.4k
:2221	ESET Antivirus Updates	TCP	Security	caution	6.7k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :2279xmquery

Technical Details

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Port 2279xmquery