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32764 Router backdoor

TCP Unofficial
UDP
SCTP
DCCP

What it is

Undocumented backdoor on some consumer DSL routers.

When / why

Security finding — should never be open.

Protocol status detail

TransportStatusMeaning
TCP Unofficial Not assigned by IANA, but standardized, specified, or widely used on this port.
UDP Not applicable for this transport.
SCTP Not applicable for this transport.
DCCP Not applicable for this transport.

Port range

Registered (1024–49151). Assigned by IANA on request; usable without elevated privileges on most systems.

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Firewall rules for port 32764

Copy-ready inbound rules for the active transports. Replace every <source> placeholder with the specific host, subnet, or CIDR that should reach this port.

⚠ High exposure risk — this service should never be reachable from untrusted networks. Scope the rule to a management subnet or VPN.

ufw

sudo ufw allow proto tcp from <source> to any port 32764

Allow TCP 32764 (Router backdoor). Replace <source> with the network/host that should reach it.

firewalld

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-rich-rule='rule family="ipv4" source address="<source>" port port="32764" protocol="tcp" accept'

Allow TCP 32764 (Router backdoor) from <source>. Run 'firewall-cmd --reload' afterwards.

nftables

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr <source> tcp dport 32764 accept

Allow TCP 32764 (Router backdoor). Assumes table 'inet filter' with an 'input' chain.

iptables

sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -s <source> --dport 32764 -j ACCEPT

Allow TCP 32764 (Router backdoor). Persist with iptables-save/netfilter-persistent.

Azure NSG

az network nsg rule create -g <resource-group> --nsg-name <nsg> -n Allow-routerbackdoor-32764 --priority 1000 --access Allow --direction Inbound --protocol TCP --source-address-prefixes <source> --destination-port-ranges 32764

Inbound rule for 32764 (Router backdoor). Set <source> to a CIDR; lower priority number = higher precedence.

AWS Security Group

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress --group-id <sg-id> --ip-permissions IpProtocol=tcp,FromPort=32764,ToPort=32764,IpRanges="[{CidrIp=<source-cidr>}]"

Inbound TCP 32764 (Router backdoor). Replace <source-cidr> (e.g. 10.0.0.0/16).

GCP firewall

gcloud compute firewall-rules create allow-routerbackdoor-32764 --direction=INGRESS --action=ALLOW --rules=tcp:32764 --source-ranges=<source-cidr> --network=<network>

Ingress rule for 32764 (Router backdoor). Scope with --source-ranges and optionally --target-tags.

Windows netsh

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Allow Router backdoor 32764/TCP" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=32764 remoteip=<source>

Inbound TCP 32764 (Router backdoor). Set remoteip to a host/subnet; 'any' is discouraged.

Windows PowerShell

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Allow Router backdoor 32764/TCP" -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 32764 -RemoteAddress <source>

Inbound TCP 32764 (Router backdoor). Replace <source> with a host or subnet.

Rules are generated only for transports marked active for this port. They default to an inbound allow with an explicit source placeholder — never any. Review direction, scope, and rule precedence before applying in production.