CVE-2025-54754

Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware Use of Hard-coded Password

Published Sep 18, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An attacker with adjacent access, without authentication, can exploit
this vulnerability to retrieve a hard-coded password embedded in
publicly available software. This password can then be used to decrypt
sensitive network traffic, affecting the Cognex 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-2025-30191 An attacker with adjacent access, without authentication, can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve a hard-coded password embedded in publicly available software. This password can then be used to decrypt sensitive network traffic, affecting the Cognex 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 An attacker with adjacent access, without authentication, can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve a hard-coded password embedded in publicly available software. This password can then be used to decrypt sensitive network traffic, affecting the Cognex device.
Title Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware Use of Hard-coded Password
Weaknesses CWE-259
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

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

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
icscert
Published
Updated
Sep 19, 2025, 1:04 PM
Reserved
Aug 6, 2025, 4:32 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 18, 2025, 9:15 PM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 9:10 PM