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AWS securityhub: Add list of scanned TCP ports for Network Scanning

Service: securityhub · 2026-08-19 · Documentation medium

File: securityhub/latest/userguide/securityhub-v2-network-scanning.md · Type: network

Summary

Added a new section specifying the well-known TCP ports scanned during network vulnerability assessments.

Security assessment

Documents security-relevant scanning behavior, helping users understand exposure points for attacks like brute-force or service exploitation.

Evidence

+    21, 22, 23, 25, 53, 80, 110, 143, 443, 445, 1433, 3306, 3389, 5432,

Diff

diff --git a/securityhub/latest/userguide/securityhub-v2-network-scanning.md b/securityhub/latest/userguide/securityhub-v2-network-scanning.md
index 4c370999d..dd412a93d 100644
--- a//securityhub/latest/userguide/securityhub-v2-network-scanning.md
+++ b//securityhub/latest/userguide/securityhub-v2-network-scanning.md
@@ -7 +7 @@
-Supported resource typesEnable Network ScanningHow Network Scanning worksNetwork Scanning findingsScan evidenceExcluding resources from scanningScan trafficMulti-cloud supportRegion availabilityDisable Network Scanning
+Supported resource typesEnable Network ScanningHow Network Scanning worksNetwork Scanning findingsScan evidenceExcluding resources from scanningSupported portsScan trafficMulti-cloud supportRegion availabilityDisable Network Scanning
@@ -207,0 +208,8 @@ When you add the exclusion tag, Network Scanning stops future scans and closes a
+## Supported ports
+
+Network Scanning scans the following well-known TCP ports on eligible resources. 
+    
+    
+    21, 22, 23, 25, 53, 80, 110, 143, 443, 445, 1433, 3306, 3389, 5432,
+    5900, 6379, 8080, 8443, 9200, 27017
+