{"id":76146,"date":"2025-09-25T20:19:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:19:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-30T11:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:20:32","slug":"cve-2025-53969-critical-vulnerability-in-cognex-in-sight-explorer-and-in-sight-camera-firmware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53969-critical-vulnerability-in-cognex-in-sight-explorer-and-in-sight-camera-firmware\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-53969: Critical Vulnerability in Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-53969 is a critical vulnerability in Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware, which exposes a service implementing a proprietary protocol on TCP port 1069. This vulnerability can allow an attacker to perform management operations such as changing network settings or modifying users&#8217; access to the device.<br \/>\nThis vulnerability endangers anyone using the Cognex In-Sight Explorer tool or the In-Sight Camera Firmware, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7775-critical-memory-overflow-vulnerability-in-netscaler-adc-and-gateway-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83870\">potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage. It is crucial for users and administrators to understand the implications of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27215-unauthorized-system-modification-vulnerability-in-unifi-display-cast-devices\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84875\">vulnerability and apply necessary mitigations to safeguard their systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-53969<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (8.8\/10)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22404-potential-system-compromise-due-to-use-after-free-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85572\">System compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1536928976\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Cognex In-Sight Explorer | All versions up to latest<br \/>\nCognex In-Sight Camera Firmware | All versions up to latest<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-58259-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-rancher-manager-due-to-unrestricted-payload-size\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85803\">vulnerability stems from the exposure of a service<\/a> implementing a proprietary protocol on TCP port 1069. An attacker could exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27025-high-risk-directory-traversal-vulnerability-due-to-unsecure-tcp-port-endpoint-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91967\">vulnerability by sending malicious packets to this port<\/a>. The service, assuming the packets to be legitimate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10589-critical-os-command-injection-vulnerability-in-n-partner-s-software-suite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90016\">commands from client-side software<\/a>, may then perform management operations. These operations could range from changing network settings to modifying user access, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9253-stack-based-buffer-overflow-on-linksys-wi-fi-range-extenders-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84217\">potentially compromising the system or leading<\/a> to data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1104975333\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited, using a crafted packet sent to the vulnerable port:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/proprietary\/protocol HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com:1069\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;command&quot;: &quot;modify_user_access&quot;, &quot;parameters&quot;: {&quot;user&quot;: &quot;admin&quot;, &quot;access&quot;: &quot;full&quot;} }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above pseudocode, an attacker sends a POST request to the proprietary protocol endpoint on the target host. The malicious JSON payload commands the service to modify user access, granting full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39247-unauthenticated-admin-access-control-vulnerability-in-hikcentral-professional-versions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86119\">access to the &#8216;admin<\/a>&#8216; account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-53969 is a critical vulnerability in Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware, which exposes a service implementing a proprietary protocol on TCP port 1069. This vulnerability can allow an attacker to perform management operations such as changing network settings or modifying users&#8217; access to the device. 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