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CVE-2025-54860: Cognex In-Sight 2000 series · CWE-307

Affects Cognex In-Sight 2000 seriesSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.7 High : upgrade to 6.0.0 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 6.0.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Cognex In-Sight 2000 series to 6.0.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Cognex In-Sight 2000 seriesAffected
  • >=5.0.0 <6.0.0
Fixed in
  • 6.0.0

AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability, European organizations should implement the following specific measures: 1) Restrict network access to the telnet management port (port 23) using network segmentation and firewall rules to limit exposure only to trusted management stations and administrators. 2) Disable telnet access where possible and replace it with more secure management protocols such as SSH or vendor-supported secure management interfaces. 3) Implement strict monitoring and alerting on failed login attempts to detect potential brute-force or denial-of-service attempts early. 4) Apply compensating controls such as rate limiting or account lockout policies at the network or device level if supported. 5) Maintain physical security controls to prevent unauthorized local access to devices. 7) Develop and test incident response procedures specifically for loss of management access to ensure rapid recovery. 8) Consider deploying network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) tuned to detect anomalous telnet traffic patterns targeting these devices. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on network-level controls, alternative management protocols, and operational preparedness tailored to the specific vulnerability characteristics.

Description

Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware expose a telnet-based service on port 23 in order to allow management operations on the device such as firmware upgrades and device reboot requiring an authentication. A wrong management of login failures of the service allows a denial-of-service attack, leaving the telnet service into an unreachable state.

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