Port 2386Virtual Tape

Virtual Tape is the IANA-assigned service name for TCP and UDP port 2386.

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

Technical Details

what runs on :2386

Virtual Tape is registered on port :2386 over tcp and udp. 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 :2386

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :2386'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :2386

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :2386

another host

nmap -sV -p T:2386 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:2386 <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 :2386

risk score

1/ 10safe

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

system averages 2.7 across 904 ports — this one sits 1.7 below.

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 :2386 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :2386
service: Virtual Tape
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: System Virtualization
usage: IANA assigns TCP and UDP port 2386 to Virtual Tape. No registrant or documented product is recorded, so the specific implementation cannot be identified from the port alone.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-02
updated: 2026-09-02
references: IANA service name registry — port 2386

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 2386. 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.

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risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :2386Virtual Tape

Technical Details

Security Information

Related Ports

Port 2386Virtual Tape