CVE-2025-53969

Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security

Published Sep 18, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware expose
a service implementing a proprietary protocol on TCP port 1069 to allow
the client-side software, such as the In-Sight Explorer tool, to perform
management operations such as changing network settings or modifying
users' access to the device.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Cognex reports that In-Sight Explorer based vision systems are legacy products not intended for new applications. To reduce risk, asset owners are advised to switch to next generation In-Sight Vision Suite based vision systems, such as the In-Sight 2800, In-Sight 3800, In-Sight 8900 series embedded cameras.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-30227 Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware expose a service implementing a proprietary protocol on TCP port 1069 to allow the client-side software, such as the In-Sight Explorer tool, to perform management operations such as changing network settings or modifying users' access to the device.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cognex
Cognex in-sight Camera Firmware
Cognex in-sight Explorer
Vendors & Products Cognex
Cognex in-sight Camera Firmware
Cognex in-sight Explorer
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware expose a service implementing a proprietary protocol on TCP port 1069 to allow the client-side software, such as the In-Sight Explorer tool, to perform management operations such as changing network settings or modifying users' access to the device.
Title Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
Weaknesses CWE-602
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
icscert
Published
Updated
Sep 19, 2025, 1:10 PM
Reserved
Aug 6, 2025, 4:32 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 18, 2025, 10:15 PM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 9:10 PM