Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Cognex Corporation products - CVE-2025-54860
Published: September 23, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116028
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-54860
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cognex Corporation
Affected software:
In-Sight Explorer
In-Sight 2000 series
In-Sight 7000 series
In-Sight 8000 series
In-Sight 9000 series
In-Sight Explorer
In-Sight 2000 series
In-Sight 7000 series
In-Sight 8000 series
In-Sight 9000 series
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected module does not limit the number of password attempts. A local user can perform a brute-force attack and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-54860
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.