Older Windows versions (7, Server 2008 R2, early 2016) had a RCE via crafted ProbeMatches message. Exploit code exists on Exploit-DB.
Or perhaps you'd like to explore this port via Group Policy? PentestPad
Forcing the Windows machine to authenticate against an attacker’s Rogue SMB/HTTP server (e.g., Responder), allowing the collection or relaying of NetNTLMv2 hashes. Denial of Service (DoS) port 5357 hacktricks
The fluorescent lights of the server room hummed in a frequency that always gave Elena a mild headache. She cracked her knuckles, the sound sharp in the quiet room. On her screen, the target was a mid-sized accounting firm—let's call them "Ledger & Sons"—who had failed their annual penetration test.
Get-CimInstance -Namespace root\standardcimv2 -ClassName MSFT_WSDDeviceProxy Use code with caution. 5. Defense and Mitigation Firewall Hardening Older Windows versions (7, Server 2008 R2, early
You can use curl to inspect the response headers. This can verify if the host is running a modern Windows environment. curl -I http:// :5357/ Use code with caution. Advanced Enumeration: Discovering Endpoints
# Service discovery nmap -p 5357 <target> On her screen, the target was a mid-sized
Port 5357 (TCP) is the default endpoint utilized by the Microsoft . WSDAPI is an implementation of the WS-Discovery protocol, designed to enable Windows assets to discover and communicate with web-service-enabled hardware—primarily network printers, scanners, and file shares—without manual configuration or central directory servers.
Attackers can abuse these services to force unauthenticated NTLM authentication, which can then be relayed to other services.