Overview
The cybersecurity community is being alerted to a new vulnerability discovered in Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware that exposes users to potential system compromise or data leakage. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-54810, involves a proprietary protocol exposed on TCP port 1069 that is used to perform management operations. This is a serious issue as the user management functionality handles sensitive data, such as registered usernames and passwords over an unencrypted channel. If unaddressed, this vulnerability could potentially allow an attacker to intercept valid credentials and gain unauthorized access to the device.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-54810
Severity: High (CVSS: 8.0)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise, Data leakage
Affected Products
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Product | Affected Versions
Cognex In-Sight Explorer | All versions prior to patch
Cognex In-Sight Camera Firmware | All versions prior to patch
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability stems from the exposure of a proprietary protocol on TCP port 1069. This protocol is used to perform management operations, which include the handling of sensitive user data such as usernames and passwords. Since this data is transmitted over an unencrypted channel, it can be intercepted by an attacker who is in the same network segment (adjacent attacker). Once the attacker has these credentials, they can gain unauthorized access to the device.
Conceptual Example Code
An adjacent attacker may use a packet sniffer to intercept the unencrypted communication. Conceptually, it might look like this:
# Using tcpdump to capture packets on TCP port 1069
tcpdump -i eth0 'tcp port 1069 and ((ip[2:2] - ((ip[0]&0xf)<<2)) - ((tcp[12]&0xf0)>>2) != 0)'
# This will produce an output of packets, among which the attacker could potentially find unencrypted usernames and passwordsPlease note that the above is a conceptual example and does not represent a real-world exploit code. It is included for illustrative purposes only to help understand the nature of the vulnerability.