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CVE-2026-31928: Daktronics Controller Firmware Use of Hard-coded Credentials

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-06-26 · updated 2026-07-06
• Weakness: CWE-798

Description

The DMP-5000 devices are shipped with a default administrative web account with weak authentication controls, which are not required to be changed during initial configuration or operation. Using these accounts provides full system access.

Affected products

• Daktronics Dmp-5000 Firmware: before 8.117.0.0; from 9.0.0.0 before 9.43.0.0; from 10.0.0.0 before 10.34.0.0 — fixed in 10.34.0.0, 8.117.0.0, 9.43.0.0
• Daktronics Dmp-8000 Firmware: before 8.117.0.0; from 9.0.0.0 before 9.43.0.0; from 10.0.0.0 before 10.34.0.0 — fixed in 10.34.0.0, 8.117.0.0, 9.43.0.0
• Daktronics Vfc-Dmp-5000 Firmware: before 8.117.0.0; from 9.0.0.0 before 9.43.0.0; from 10.0.0.0 before 10.34.0.0 — fixed in 10.34.0.0, 8.117.0.0, 9.43.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Daktronics Dmp-5000 Firmware 10.34.0.0, 8.117.0.0, 9.43.0.0; Daktronics Dmp-8000 Firmware 10.34.0.0, 8.117.0.0, 9.43.0.0; Daktronics Vfc-Dmp-5000 Firmware 10.34.0.0, 8.117.0.0, 9.43.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-176-04.json
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-176-04

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