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High severity · published Sep 18, 2025
CVE-2025-54818
Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
8.0
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware expose a proprietary protocol on TCP port 1069 to perform management operations such as modifying system properties. The user management functionality handles sensitive data such as registered usernames and passwords over an unencrypted channel, allowing an adjacent attacker to intercept valid credentials to gain access to the device.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
I2
In-Sight 2000 series · Cognex
5.x through 6.5.1 · source: vendor
I7
In-Sight 7000 series · Cognex
5.x through 6.5.1 · source: vendor
I8
In-Sight 8000 series · Cognex
5.x through 6.5.1 · source: vendor
I9
In-Sight 9000 series · Cognex
5.x through 6.5.1 · source: vendor
IE
In-Sight Explorer · Cognex
5.x through 6.5.1 · source: vendor
Affected product
I2
In-Sight 2000 series
Cognex
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54818
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-54818
www.cisa.gov
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-261-06
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