Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Priority LOW 31CWE-307Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware expose a telnet-based service on port 23 in order to allow management operations on the device such as firmware upgrades and device reboot requiring an authentication. A wrong management of login failures of the service allows a denial-of-service attack, leaving the telnet service into an unreachable state.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00136 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognex | In-Sight 2000 series | 5.x – 6.5.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Cognex | In-Sight 7000 series | 5.x – 6.5.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Cognex | In-Sight 8000 series | 5.x – 6.5.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Cognex | In-Sight 9000 series | 5.x – 6.5.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Cognex | In-Sight Explorer | 5.x – 6.5.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- In-Sight 2000 series VendorCognex Affected 5.x – 6.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- In-Sight 7000 series VendorCognex Affected 5.x – 6.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- In-Sight 8000 series VendorCognex Affected 5.x – 6.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- In-Sight 9000 series VendorCognex Affected 5.x – 6.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- In-Sight Explorer VendorCognex Affected 5.x – 6.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54860
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9pxp-cvw2-vjgf
References
More Cognex vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-01249 Cognex 3D-A1000 Dimensioning System Missing Authentication for Critical Function CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-01398 Cognex 3D-A1000 Dimensioning System Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-12544 Cognex In-Sight OPC Server - Deserialization of Untrusted Data CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-34564 Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2025-34516 Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware Use of Hard-coded Password CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2025-33825 Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2025-54860 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-54860 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9pxp-cvw2-vjgf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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