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.

Analysis

No analysis available yet

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.

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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
  • CWE-602

    Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security

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