{"id":78278,"date":"2025-09-27T12:34:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T12:34:37","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-03T06:32:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T12:32:00","slug":"cve-2025-54810-unencrypted-user-management-data-exposure-in-cognex-in-sight-explorer-and-in-sight-camera-firmware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54810-unencrypted-user-management-data-exposure-in-cognex-in-sight-explorer-and-in-sight-camera-firmware\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54810: Unencrypted User Management Data Exposure in Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53691-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-sitecore-experience-manager-and-platform\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87798\">management functionality handles sensitive data<\/a>, such as registered usernames and passwords over an unencrypted channel. If unaddressed, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8067-udisks-daemon-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85721\">vulnerability could potentially<\/a> allow an attacker to intercept valid credentials and gain unauthorized access to the device.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54810<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.0)<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=\"85696\">System compromise<\/a>, Data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-248206073\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Cognex In-Sight Explorer | All versions prior to patch<br \/>\nCognex In-Sight Camera Firmware | All versions prior to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58280-object-heap-address-exposure-vulnerability-in-ark-ets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87216\">vulnerability stems from the exposure<\/a> of a proprietary protocol on TCP port 1069. This protocol is used to perform management operations, which include the handling of sensitive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-35451-unchangeable-hard-coded-credentials-in-ptzoptics-cameras-expose-users-to-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88209\">user data<\/a> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52954-unauthorized-root-access-vulnerability-in-junos-os-evolved\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88207\">unauthorized access<\/a> to the device.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1002788282\" 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>An adjacent attacker may use a packet sniffer to intercept the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45080-unencrypted-communication-vulnerability-in-yono-sbi-banking-lifestyle-v1-23-36\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92116\">unencrypted communication<\/a>. Conceptually, it might look like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Using tcpdump to capture packets on TCP port 1069\ntcpdump -i eth0 &#039;tcp port 1069 and ((ip[2:2] - ((ip[0]&amp;0xf)&lt;&lt;2)) - ((tcp[12]&amp;0xf0)&gt;&gt;2) != 0)&#039;\n# This will produce an output of packets, among which the attacker could potentially find unencrypted usernames and passwords<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Please 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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