CVE-2025-54810
📋 TL;DR
Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware transmit user credentials over unencrypted TCP port 1069, allowing adjacent attackers to intercept valid usernames and passwords. This affects industrial control systems using these Cognex vision systems for manufacturing and quality control.
💻 Affected Systems
- Cognex In-Sight Explorer
- Cognex In-Sight Camera Firmware
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attacker gains administrative access to vision systems, modifies inspection parameters to allow defective products through, or disrupts production lines by disabling critical vision inspection stations.
Likely Case
Attacker steals valid credentials, gains unauthorized access to vision system configuration, and potentially modifies inspection settings or disrupts operations.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and access controls, impact is limited to credential exposure without ability to reach vulnerable systems.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires network adjacency and ability to sniff traffic on port 1069.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check Cognex security advisory for specific patched versions
Vendor Advisory: https://www.cognex.com/support/security-advisories
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Check Cognex security advisory for patched versions. 2. Update In-Sight Explorer software. 3. Update In-Sight camera firmware. 4. Restart affected systems.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Segmentation
allIsolate Cognex vision systems in separate VLAN with strict access controls
Port Restriction
allBlock TCP port 1069 at network perimeter and restrict to management stations only
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate Cognex systems from untrusted networks
- Deploy network monitoring and IDS/IPS to detect credential sniffing attempts on port 1069
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if TCP port 1069 is open and accessible on Cognex vision systems, and verify if traffic is unencryptedCheck Version:
In In-Sight Explorer: Help → About to check software version; In camera web interface: System InformationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify patched versions are installed and test that credentials are no longer transmitted in cleartext on port 1069📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Failed authentication attempts from unexpected IPs
- Configuration changes from unauthorized users
Network Indicators:
- Unencrypted traffic on TCP port 1069 containing credential strings
- Network sniffing tools targeting port 1069
SIEM Query:
source_port:1069 AND (protocol:TCP) AND (payload_contains:"password" OR payload_contains:"username")