VDB-324959 · CVE-2025-53969 · icsa-25-261-06

Cognex In-Sight 2000 up to 6.5.1 Service Port 1069 client-side enforcement of server-side security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cognex In-Sight 2000, In-Sight 7000, In-Sight 8000, In-Sight 9000 and In-Sight Explorer up to 6.5.1. It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Service Port 1069. The manipulation leads to client-side enforcement of server-side security. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-53969. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cognex In-Sight 2000, In-Sight 7000, In-Sight 8000, In-Sight 9000 and In-Sight Explorer up to 6.5.1 and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Service Port 1069. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a client-side enforcement of server-side security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-602. The product is composed of a server that relies on the client to implement a mechanism that is intended to protect the server. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware expose a service implementing a proprietary protocol on TCP port 1069 to allow the client-side software, such as the In-Sight Explorer tool, to perform management operations such as changing network settings or modifying users' access to the device.

The weakness was shared by Diego Giubertoni as icsa-25-261-06. It is possible to read the advisory at cisa.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-53969 since 08/06/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/19/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Cognex

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

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Class: Client-side enforcement of server-side security
CWE: CWE-602
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

08/06/2025 CVE reserved
09/19/2025 +44 days Advisory disclosed
09/19/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/19/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: icsa-25-261-06
Researcher: Diego Giubertoni
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-53969 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-53969
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-324959

Entryinfo

Created: 09/19/2025 07:28
Changes: 09/19/2025 07:28 (75)
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Cache ID: 216::103