TCP Port 8009 – nvme-disc

About TCP Port 8009

Port 8009 carries the IANA assignment for nvme-disc. The IANA description reads: ‘NVMe over Fabrics Discovery Service’. This port is referenced in 3 IDS rules and exhibits low malware activity in monitored traffic.

IDS Rule References

3 IDS / security rules reference TCP port 8009. Presence in IDS rules does not mean traffic on this port is malicious. These are patterns security tools monitor.

Rule categories (top 3): attempted-admin (1), command-and-control (1), attempted-user (1).

Sample rule descriptions for TCP port 8009:

• SERVER-APACHE Apache Tomcat AJP connector arbitrary file access attempt
• ET EXPLOIT [401TRG] GhostCat LFI Attempt Inbound (CVE-2020-1938)
• ET MALWARE Win32/RaaLoader CnC Activity

Malware Activity

Some malware indicators are observed on this port.

1 of 3 IDS rules for TCP port 8009 involve malware activity.

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

Data Sources

This information is compiled from: IANA Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry, Emerging Threats Open Ruleset (BSD 2-Clause / GPLv2 per SID range), and Snort Community Rules (GPLv2).