# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 20 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r977-vhwm-4c47

## 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 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## 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.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-16246 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Bizerba SE & Co. KG BRAIN2. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16246/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16246/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16246
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16246
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-16246

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16246/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.