Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware expose
a telnet-based service
on port 23 to allow management operations such as firmware upgrades and
device reboots, which require authentication. A user with protected
privileges can successfully invoke the SetSerialPort functionality to
modify relevant device properties (such as serial interface settings),
contradicting the security model proposed in the user manual.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-30231 Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware expose a telnet-based service on port 23 to allow management operations such as firmware upgrades and device reboots, which require authentication. A user with protected privileges can successfully invoke the SetSerialPort functionality to modify relevant device properties (such as serial interface settings), contradicting the security model proposed in the user manual.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the 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.

History

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:45:00 +0000

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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

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:45:00 +0000

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Description Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware expose a telnet-based service on port 23 to allow management operations such as firmware upgrades and device reboots, which require authentication. A user with protected privileges can successfully invoke the SetSerialPort functionality to modify relevant device properties (such as serial interface settings), contradicting the security model proposed in the user manual.
Title Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Weaknesses CWE-732
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-19T13:12:37.793Z

Reserved: 2025-08-06T16:32:41.300Z

Link: CVE-2025-54497

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-19T13:12:35.212Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-18T22:15:46.227

Modified: 2025-09-19T16:00:27.847

Link: CVE-2025-54497

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-09-19T09:35:17Z