Port 5480VMware vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface

HTTPS management interface for the VMware vCenter Server Appliance.

transport: tcp
in transit: encrypted
assignment: unofficial
risk: 7/10
lookups: 0

Technical Details

what runs on :5480

VAMI accepts HTTPS over TCP port 5480. The connection begins with a TLS handshake and then carries HTTP requests for the appliance management web interface and its management API. This port is distinct from vCenter Server's primary HTTPS client and API port, TCP 443, and from ESXi and vCenter communication ports such as TCP/UDP 902.

Security Information

exposure of :5480

risk score

7/ 10risk

treat as sensitive. widely scanned and regularly exploited when reachable — restrict it to known sources.

remote access averages 3.7 across 170 ports — this one sits 3.3 above.

in transit

encrypted

payloads are protected on the wire

assignment

unofficial

used by convention, not registered — what answers here varies by deployment

reachable over

tcp

every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge

security overview

This is a privileged appliance-management interface and should normally be restricted to trusted administrative networks or accessed through a management VPN. Internet exposure invites password attacks and exploitation of vulnerabilities in the vCenter Server Appliance management stack; use current VMware/Broadcom security updates and avoid publishing it directly.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :5480
service: VMware vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface
transport: TCP
encryption: tls / encrypted
assignment: convention only
risk: 7/10risk
category: Remote Access Virtualization
usage: TCP port 5480 serves the VMware vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface (VAMI). Engineers encounter it when administering appliance networking, updates, services, access, and support settings; normal vCenter operations use other ports such as 443.
lookups: 0rank 994
added: 2026-09-14
updated: 2026-09-14
references: VMware vSphere Documentation

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:8008	IBM HTTP Server Admin	TCP	Web Services	caution	58.3k
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:23	Telnet	TCP	Remote Access	caution	34.8k

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe13%
caution88%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :5480VMware vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 5480VMware vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface