CVE-2026-16246 Insecure permission assignment due to execution of LogPathConfig.exe during setup
Insecure permissions on ProgramData allow local attackers to modify files, potentially leading to privilege escalation or data tampering.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-16246?
CVE-2026-16246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bizerba SE & Co. KG BRAIN2, published on 20 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In BRAIN2 versions prior to 3.09, the application LogPathConfig.exe is executed during setup. As a result, the Windows group Everyone is granted full control over %ProgramData% instead of being restricted to %ProgramData%\Bizerba\BRAIN2\.
Starting with BRAIN2 3.09, the setup no longer executes this tool.
However, the optional component Bizerba ScriptService still executes it.
Bizerba ScriptService is being deprecated and will no longer be included starting with BRAIN2 version 3.11.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16246?
How do I fix CVE-2026-16246?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-16246 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16246 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r977-vhwm-4c47.