TCP Port 8265

About TCP Port 8265

Port 8265 has no formal IANA registration. Ports in this numerical range can be assigned by IANA but this specific port has no current registration. It is referenced in 2 IDS rules and exhibits low malware activity indicators. Ports outside formal IANA assignment are commonly used by malware authors and security tooling.

IDS Rule References

2 IDS / security rules reference TCP port 8265. Presence in IDS rules does not mean traffic on this port is malicious. These are patterns security tools monitor.

Rule categories (top 2): web-application-attack (1), command-and-control (1).

Sample rule descriptions for TCP port 8265:

• ET MALWARE Win32/RaaLoader CnC Activity
• ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Ray Framework (ShadowRay) Unauthenticated Jobs API Command Execution (CVE-2023-48022)

Malware Activity

Some malware indicators are observed on this port.

1 of 2 IDS rules for TCP port 8265 involve malware activity.

Families observed (top 1): RaaLoader (1).

Data Sources

This information is compiled from: Emerging Threats Open Ruleset (BSD 2-Clause / GPLv2 per SID range).