CVE-2025-54810 Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay
An adjacent attacker can intercept unencrypted credentials on TCP port 1069 to bypass authentication and gain administrative access to Cognex In-Sight cameras.
- 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-2025-54810?
CVE-2025-54810 is a high-severity authentication bypass 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
Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware expose
a proprietary protocol on TCP port 1069 to perform management operations such as modifying system properties. The user management functionality handles sensitive data such as registered usernames and passwords over an unencrypted channel, allowing an adjacent attacker to intercept valid credentials to gain access to the device.
Weakness: CWE-294
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54810?
How do I fix CVE-2025-54810?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54810 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-54810 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54810 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cr6h-4367-m34r.