VDB-380568 · CVE-2026-16246 · GCVE-0-2026-16246

Bizerba BRAIN2 up to 3.08 ScriptService LogPathConfig.exe Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Bizerba BRAIN2 up to 3.08. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file LogPathConfig.exe of the component ScriptService. The manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-16246. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Bizerba BRAIN2 up to 3.08. Affected is some unknown processing of the file LogPathConfig.exe of the component ScriptService. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at bizerba.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-16246 since 07/20/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 3.09 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Bizerba

Name

BRAIN2

Version

3.08

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Temp Score: 7.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: BRAIN2 3.09

Timelineinfo

07/20/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/20/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
07/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bizerba.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-16246 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16246
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-380568

Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2026 14:41
Changes: 07/20/2026 14:41 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103