The Windows Filtering Platform has permitted a bind to a local port

// EVENT DEFINITION:

A process (`Application Name`) successfully bound and opened a local listening port (`TCP/UDP`).

// DETAILED TELEMETRY & CONTEXT:

Event ID 5158 logs when a local application binds to a network port (`Source Port`, `Protocol: TCP/UDP`). When threat actors deploy local command-and-control servers, reverse shells, or proxy relays (`netsh interface portproxy` or reverse SSH tunnels) on compromised endpoints, event `5158` captures the exact process (`Application Name`) and local port opened for listening.

[ ! ]Failure Reason / Root Cause Analysis

Local port bind operation permitted (`Application Name` binding to `Source Port`).

Operational Metadata & Applicability

Log Category:Windows Firewall

Audit Type Classification:Success Audit

Supported Operating Systems:Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 / Windows Client 10, 11 (Enterprise / Pro)

Threat Hunting Keywords:

5158wfp permitted bindlocal port bindlistening port openedsocket bind

MITRE ATT&CK Framework Alignment

T1572

Protocol Tunneling / RelayTactic: Command and Control

T1505

Server Software ComponentTactic: Persistence

Mitigation Playbook & Recommended SOC Actions

•Inspect `Application Name` and `Source Port`. Alert if unexpected processes bind listening ports (`0.0.0.0:*`) on user workstations.

Representative Windows Event XML Schema

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing" Guid="{54849625-5478-4994-A5BA-3E3B0328C30D}" />
    <EventID>5158</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>0</Level>
    <Task>12544</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8020000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2026-07-17T09:54:44.362Z" />
    <EventRecordID>1048576</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="612" ThreadID="1024" />
    <Channel>Security</Channel>
    <Computer>DC01.enterprise.internal</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data Name="SubjectUserSid">S-1-5-18</Data>
    <Data Name="SubjectUserName">SYSTEM</Data>
    <Data Name="SubjectDomainName">NT AUTHORITY</Data>
    <Data Name="SubjectLogonId">0x3e7</Data>
    <!-- Event telemetry fields specific to The Windows Filtering Platform has permitted a bind to a local port -->
  </EventData>
</Event>

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