Port 5357 Hacktricks [exclusive]

Port 5357 is a UDP port used by the Windows operating system for the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service, also known as the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) or Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). It's also used for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and other management applications.

While HackTricks does not currently have a dedicated page for Port 5357, the port is an extension of standard Windows network discovery services. Here is the technical breakdown for security assessment and enumeration. Port 5357 Service Details : TCP Service : Web Services for Devices (WSD) / wsdapi port 5357 hacktricks

This usually returns 503 Service Unavailable , but the header reveals it’s Microsoft-HTTPAPI/2.0 – a strong indicator of WSDAPI. Port 5357 is a UDP port used by

TCP 0.0.0.0:5357 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING ``` Here is the technical breakdown for security assessment

, a Microsoft service designed to let devices like printers and scanners "plug-and-play" over a network. While helpful for office efficiency, it was a known Information Disclosure

Port 5357 is often overlooked in port scans, yet it represents a longstanding, practical intersection of convenience and risk. By default it’s used by Microsoft’s Web Services for Devices (WSD) / HTTPAPI stack (WS-Discovery/WSD and related services), exposing device discovery and management endpoints on many Windows hosts and some networked devices. That convenience—automatic discovery and control of printers, scanners, media devices, etc.—is precisely why defenders should treat it with care.