PT-2025-38491 · Cognex · Cognex In-Sight Explorer+1

Diego Giubertoni · Published 2025-09-18 · Updated 2025-09-19 · CVE-2025-54818

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.0

High

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware (affected versions not specified)

Description The software exposes a proprietary protocol on TCP port 1069 for management operations, including modifying system properties. The user management functionality transmits sensitive data, such as usernames and passwords, over an unencrypted channel, potentially allowing an adjacent attacker to intercept credentials and gain unauthorized access to the device.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-319

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-54818

Affected Products

Cognex In-Sight Explorer

In-Sight Camera Firmware

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54818 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1968923576184062401 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/1968791908060192964 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/32888 · Telegram Post
• https://cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-261-06 · Note