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CVE-2025-53969 Cognex CVE debrief

CVE-2025-53969 is a high-severity issue in Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight camera firmware. CISA’s advisory says the device exposes a proprietary service on TCP port 1069 that client software uses for management operations, including changing network settings and modifying users’ access. With network reachability and low privileges, an attacker could potentially abuse that management path to impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The advisory lists affected In-Sight 2000, 7000, 8000, and 9000 series products, plus In-Sight Explorer.

Vendor
Cognex
Product
In-Sight 2000 series
CVSS
HIGH 8.8
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2025-09-18
Original CVE updated
2025-09-18
Advisory published
2025-09-18
Advisory updated
2025-09-18

Who should care

Industrial automation and OT teams running Cognex In-Sight cameras, systems integrators, plant security teams, and asset owners who allow remote or cross-segment access to Cognex management services.

Technical summary

The supplied CSAF advisory describes a proprietary management service on TCP/1069 used by In-Sight Explorer-based systems. That service supports administrative actions such as network configuration changes and user-access modification. The issue is scored CVSS v3.1 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating network-based abuse potential with low privileges and no user interaction, and high impact if the service is reachable.

Defensive priority

High

Recommended defensive actions

  • Identify all affected Cognex In-Sight 2000/7000/8000/9000 series systems and In-Sight Explorer deployments in your environment.
  • Restrict TCP port 1069 so it is reachable only from trusted management hosts or dedicated engineering networks.
  • Segment OT assets from general-purpose networks and avoid exposing device management services across flat or routed enterprise paths.
  • Review device accounts, access controls, and change logs for unexpected network-setting or user-permission changes.
  • Follow Cognex and CISA guidance for legacy In-Sight Explorer-based systems; migrate to next-generation In-Sight Vision Suite products where feasible.

Evidence notes

Evidence is limited to the supplied CISA CSAF advisory and official references. The advisory (ICSA-25-261-06) states that the device exposes a proprietary protocol service on TCP port 1069 for management operations and lists the affected product families. The provided CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The source also notes that In-Sight Explorer-based vision systems are legacy products not intended for new applications and recommends transitioning to next-generation In-Sight Vision Suite systems. No specific patch, exploit chain, or weaponized reproduction details were provided.

Official resources

CISA published the advisory for CVE-2025-53969 / ICSA-25-261-06 on 2025-09-18. This debrief is based only on the supplied advisory corpus and official links; it does not infer an earlier issue date or any unpublished exploit activity.