Port 5224HP Virtual Machine Console Operations

IANA assigns TCP/UDP 5224 to HP Virtual Machine Console Operations; real-world deployment is not well documented.

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

also known as hpvirtctrl

Technical Details

what runs on :5224

HP Virtual Machine Console Operations is registered on port :5224 over tcp and udp to John Williams, assigned June 2007. 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 never observed open, so if it's open on your network it's more likely a custom or misconfigured service than the registered one.

find what's listening on :5224

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :5224'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :5224

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :5224

another host

nmap -sV -p T:5224 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:5224 <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 :5224

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 3.6 across 40 ports — this one sits 2.6 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 :5224 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :5224
service: HP Virtual Machine Console Operations
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: Virtualization
usage: IANA lists this port for HP Virtual Machine Console Operations and names John Williams as the registrant. There is not enough established information to identify a specific product or typical deployment.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-07
updated: 2026-10-07
references: IANA service name registry — port 5224

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 5224. 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 2026-10-07.

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edit this record →back to the registry

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:8333	VMware Server UI (Secure)		Web Services	caution	7.9k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :5224HP Virtual Machine Console Operations

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 5224HP Virtual Machine Console Operations