Port 5495Applix TM1 Admin
Port 5495 is primarily used by the Applix TM1 Admin server, which is part of IBM's Cognos TM1 suite for enterprise planning, budgeting, and forecasting solutions. This port facilitates administrative communications with TM1 server instances, enabling configuration, model management, and service orchestration for business intelligence workflows..
- transport
- tcp
- in transit
- cleartext
- assignment
- unofficial
- risk
- 4/10
- lookups
- 24,792
single transport
payload readable on path
used by convention
caution
rank 71 of 993 · top 7%
Technical Details
what runs on :5495IBM Cognos TM1 (formerly Applix TM1) is an in-memory multidimensional database optimized for financial planning, analytics, and corporate performance management. The TM1 Admin Server acts as a central management component to coordinate TM1 server instances, manage configuration files, and monitor server states. It handles requests related to service start-up, licensing, and model deployment.
Operating typically on TCP port 5495, the TM1 Admin server facilitates secure and reliable communications between various TM1 components. Clients and server instances establish connections with the Admin server to register themselves, query status, and perform administrative tasks. The client-server communication is built on proprietary protocols optimized for high-performance data access and control.
Deployments often include TM1 Admin servers hosted on dedicated systems or integrated into larger Cognos BI environments. Network segmentation and firewall rules are commonly used to restrict access to authorized TM1 administrator workstations, reducing unnecessary exposure of this management interface.
Security Information
exposure of :5495risk score
4/ 10caution
worth attention. how exposed you are depends on configuration — don't leave it reachable from the internet without a reason.
databases averages 4.0 across 58 ports — this one sits level with it.
in transit
cleartext
credentials and payloads are readable by anyone on path
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
Common vulnerabilities for TM1 Admin server on port 5495 include:
- Exposure of unencrypted management traffic, making it susceptible to sniffing and man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Lack of robust authentication or outdated access controls potentially enabling unauthorized administrative access.
- Possible exploitation through vulnerabilities in outdated TM1 server versions, leading to privilege escalation or denial-of-service.
Mitigations involve:
- Enforcing network-level access controls — restricting port 5495 to specific management subnets.
- Configuring SSL/TLS encryption where supported to protect data-in-transit.
- Keeping TM1 server software and dependencies fully patched.
- Implementing strong authentication and monitoring mechanisms for administrator access.
- Conducting regular security audits and vulnerability assessments on TM1 components to detect and remediate weaknesses.
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the 8 most looked-up other ports in databases — 58 ports carry that label.
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| :591 | FileMaker Web Sharing | TCP | Web Services | caution | 23.1k |
| :1521 | Oracle TNS Listener | TCP | Security | caution | 19.6k |
| :21001 | AMLFilter Admin | TCP | Security | caution | 19.2k |
| :18206 | Audition FAM DB | TCPUDP | Databases | caution | 19.1k |
| :1521 | Oracle DB Listener | TCP | Databases | caution | 18.4k |
risk mix of the 8 listed
- caution100%
1 of 8 encrypted