Unauthorized local device access via guessable default password
Published Feb 12, 2026 · Updated Feb 12, 2026
Use of default credentials in BrightSign Series 4 Players before 8.5.53.1 and Series 5 Players before 9.0.166 allows local users to access devices. The default password is predictable from device information, allowing that information to substitute for a secret credential. No prior privileges or user interaction are required, but an attacker must have local access and know the relevant device information.
Summary
What happened
Use of default credentials in BrightSign Series 4 Players before 8.5.53.1 and Series 5 Players before 9.0.166 allows local users to access devices. The default password is predictable from device information, allowing that information to substitute for a secret credential. No prior privileges or user interaction are required, but an attacker must have local access and know the relevant device information.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-54756
- Published
- Feb 12, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 12, 2026
- Vendor
- BrightSign
- Product
- BrightSign Series 5 Players
- Classifications
- CWE-1392, T1078.001
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 12, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <v9.0.166
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