CVE-2025-54754 Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware Use of Hard-coded Password
An attacker with adjacent access can retrieve a hard-coded password to decrypt sensitive network traffic on Cognex In-Sight devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-54754?
CVE-2025-54754 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cognex In-Sight 2000 series, published on 18 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-259
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54754?
How do I fix CVE-2025-54754?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54754 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-54754 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54754 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x8j7-fjhf-36jc.