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Port 9593: LANDesk Management Agent (cba8)

Port 9593 is assigned by IANA to cba8 (LANDesk Management Agent (cba8)).

9593

How cba8 works

Monitoring & logging
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The monitoring server collects metrics, alerts or logs from devices over port 9593.

Transport
TCP · UDP
Exposure risk
not rated depends on the program listening
Encryption
Unknownnot stated by the registry
IANA status
Assigned1 registered service
Range
Registered (1024-49151)
Category
Monitoring & logging
01 Security

Is port 9593 dangerous?

We have no specific security note for port 9593. Its risk depends on the program actually listening on it. General advice for monitoring & logging services:

  • Restrict management and monitoring protocols to the monitoring network.
  • Replace community strings and default credentials.
  • Send logs over TLS.
02 Registry

IANA registry entries for port 9593

ServicePortTransportDescriptionReferenceUpdated
cba8 9593 TCP, UDP LANDesk Management Agent (cba8) - 2010-02-01

// source: IANA service name and port number registry

03 Check it

Which program uses port 9593, and is it reachable?

Linux

sudo ss -ltnup 'sport = :9593'      # process listening on 9593
sudo lsof -nP -i :9593

macOS

sudo lsof -nP -i :9593

Windows (PowerShell)

Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 9593 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress, OwningProcess
Get-NetUDPEndpoint -LocalPort 9593
netstat -ano | findstr :9593

From another machine

nmap -p 9593 -sV <host>
sudo nmap -sU -p 9593 <host>
nc -zv <host> 9593

Block it in the firewall

sudo ufw deny 9593/tcp                                         # Linux (ufw)
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Block 9593" -Direction Inbound -LocalPort 9593 -Protocol TCP -Action Block  # Windows
04 FAQ
What is port 9593 used for?

Port 9593 is assigned by IANA to cba8 (LANDesk Management Agent (cba8)).

Is port 9593 TCP or UDP?

Port 9593 is registered for TCP and UDP.

Is it safe to open port 9593?

It depends on the program that listens on it. Open it only for a service you know and only to the networks that need it. Restrict management and monitoring protocols to the monitoring network.

How do I check if port 9593 is open?

On Linux run "ss -ltnup 'sport = :9593'", on macOS "lsof -nP -i :9593", and on Windows "netstat -ano | findstr :9593" to see the local process. From another machine, "nmap -p 9593 <host>" shows whether it is reachable.

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