Port 8087Kaspersky AV Control Center

Port 8087 is used by the Kaspersky Anti-Virus Control Center for managing antivirus deployments over a network. It facilitates server-client communication for centralized control, updates, and monitoring of antivirus agents installed across the infrastructure..

transport
udp

single transport

in transit
cleartext

payload readable on path

assignment
unofficial

used by convention

risk
4/10

caution

lookups
10,480

rank 423 of 993 · top 43%

2 other services are registered on port 8087. compare all 3

Technical Details

what runs on :8087

Kaspersky AV Control Center on port 8087 primarily serves the need for centralized management of Kaspersky antivirus products in enterprise environments. The Control Center facilitates deployment, real-time monitoring, policy enforcement, and log collection across multiple endpoints, both servers and clients.

Operating mainly over UDP, this port is leveraged for lightweight communication such as status updates, event notifications, and coordination messages between endpoint security agents and the management console. The choice of UDP benefits scenarios where lower latency or reduced overhead is preferable.

Typical implementations include configuration of secure channels for agent registration, distribution of antivirus definition updates, remote scanning commands, and alerting mechanisms. Proper integration with Kaspersky Security Center ensures scalable, manageable, and comprehensive threat protection across the network.

Security Information

exposure of :8087

risk score

4/ 10caution

worth attention. how exposed you are depends on configuration — don't leave it reachable from the internet without a reason.

security averages 3.8 across 216 ports — this one sits 0.2 above.

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

udp

udp is connectionless — source addresses are trivially spoofed and it is a reflection favourite

security overview

Common Vulnerabilities:

  • Exposure of this port to untrusted networks may allow attackers to intercept management commands.
  • Potential exploitation through spoofed UDP packets leading to denial-of-service or misconfiguration.
  • Lack of transport encryption can result in sensitive data leakage, such as policy details or endpoint statuses.

Mitigations:

  • Restrict port 8087 exposure strictly to trusted internal network segments via firewall rules.
  • Implement strict access controls and network segmentation to limit unauthorized communication.
  • Where possible, enable encryption or tunnel UDP traffic over secure VPNs.
  • Monitor UDP traffic to and from port 8087 for anomalies indicating spoofing or abuse attempts.
  • Keep Kaspersky products and control center software up-to-date with the latest security patches.

the 8 most looked-up other ports in security — 216 ports carry that label.

risk mix of the 8 listed

  • caution100%

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