Port 5272PK
TCP/UDP 5272 is assigned to the PK service registered by Patrick Kara.
- transport
- tcp · udp
- in transit
- cleartext
- assignment
- official
- risk
- 1/10
- lookups
- 0
2 transports registered
payload readable on path
registered with iana
safe
rank 993 of 4,402 · top 23%
Technical Details
what runs on :5272PK is registered on port :5272 over tcp and udp to Patrick Kara. 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 :5272
# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :5272'
# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :5272
# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :5272nmap -sV -p T:5272 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:5272 <host>run it? the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild and the flags that matter come from the engineers who do.
add technical detailsSecurity Information
exposure of :5272risk 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 :5272 yet
known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.
Related Ports
ports registered around :5272, by lookups.
| port | service | risk | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :5247 | CAPWAP Data | UDP | Network Services | caution | 17.9k |
| :5223 | XMPP over SSL | TCPtls | Security | caution | 16.3k |
| :5246 | CAPWAP Control | UDP | Network Services | caution | 13.2k |
| :5269 | XMPP Server Connection | TCP | Network Services | caution | 12.8k |
| :5222 | XMPP Client Connection | TCP | Network Services | caution | 11.7k |
| :5298 | XMPP Link-Local / Serverless Messaging | TCPUDP | Network Services | caution | 9.5k |
| :5314 | Ginever.net Port | TCPUDP | Network Services | caution | 7.4k |
| :5315 | Ginever.net Data Port | TCPUDP | Gaming | caution | 7.4k |
risk mix of the 8 listed
- caution100%
1 of 8 encrypted