Port 5223HP Virtual Machine Group Management

HP Virtual Machine Group Management traffic assigned to TCP and UDP port 5223.

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

also known as hpvirtgrp, HP VM Group Management

1 other service is registered on port 5223. compare all 2 →

Technical Details

what runs on :5223

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Security Information

exposure of :5223

risk score

1/ 10safe

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

virtualization averages 3.1 across 23 ports — this one sits 2.1 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

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Record

iana registry entry

port: :5223
service: HP Virtual Machine Group Management
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: Virtualization
usage: This assignment identifies TCP and UDP port 5223 for HP Virtual Machine Group Management. It was registered by John Williams in 2007; public deployment appears to be rare.
lookups: 0rank 994
added: 2026-09-10
updated: 2026-09-10
references: IANA service name registry — port 5223

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all 23 in virtualization →

the 8 most looked-up other ports in virtualization — 23 ports carry that label.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:902	VMware vSphere Management	TCP	Remote Access	caution	28.7k
:902	VMware Console UDP	UDP	Remote Access	caution	28.0k
:1200	SCOL Name Service	TCP	Network Services	caution	15.5k
:2598	Citrix ICA Session Reliability	TCP	Remote Access	caution	11.0k
:4610	QualiSystems TestShell	TCP	Network Services	caution	10.8k
:657	IBM RMC	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	10.0k
:8222	VMware Server UI (Insecure)		Web Services	caution	8.2k
:8333	VMware Server UI (Secure)		Web Services	caution	7.9k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :5223HP Virtual Machine Group Management

Technical Details

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Port 5223HP Virtual Machine Group Management