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69

TFTP

UDP
File Transfer High Risk
Trivial FTP — no authentication, used for firmware updates, often misconfigured

🔍 How to Scan Port 69

nmap -sV -p 69 target
nmap -sV -sC --script=banner -p 69 target
nc -zv target 69

🛡️ Security Considerations

  • Scan port 69 with nmap -sV to identify the exact service and version
  • If TFTP is not needed, close or firewall this port immediately
  • Check for default credentials if a management interface runs on this port
  • Use searchsploit tftp to find known exploits
  • Monitor traffic on port 69 with Wireshark or tcpdump for anomalies
  • Ensure the service is patched to the latest version to prevent known CVE exploitation

🔗 Related File Transfer Ports

Port 20
FTP-Data
Port 21
FTP
Port 26
RSFTP
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DC-Hub
Port 412
DC-Client
Port 548
AFP
Port 873
rsync
Port 1214
Kazaa
Port 2049
NFS
Port 4662
eMule
Port 4672
eMule-UDP
Port 6881
BitTorrent

📍 Nearby Ports

Port 64
Port-64
Port 65
Port-65
Port 66
Port-66
Port 67
DHCP-Server
Port 68
DHCP-Client
Port 70
Gopher
Port 71
Port-71
Port 72
Port-72
Port 73
Port-73
Port 74
Port-74
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