CVE-2026-16247
Insecure permission overwrite due to execution of LogPathConfig.exe while installing _connect.BRAIN
In _connect.BRAIN versions prior to 5.06, the application LogPathConfig.exe is executed during setup. During this process, existing permissions on %ProgramData% are deleted and replaced, granting the Windows group Everyone full control instead of restricting access to %ProgramData%\Bizerba_connect.BRAIN or %ProgramData%\Bizerba\BCT.
Starting with _connect.BRAIN 5.06, the setup no longer executes this tool.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Insecure permission overwrite due to execution of LogPathConfig.exe while installing _connect.BRAIN
In _connect.BRAIN versions prior to 5.06, the application LogPathConfig.exe is executed during setup. During this process, existing permissions on %ProgramData% are deleted and replaced, granting the Windows group Everyone full control instead of restricting access to %ProgramData%\Bizerba_connect.BRAIN or %ProgramData%\Bizerba\BCT.
Starting with _connect.BRAIN 5.06, the setup no longer executes this tool.
- Record
CVE-2026-16247- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-45903
In _connect.BRAIN versions prior to 5.06, the application LogPathConfig.exe is executed during setup. During this process, existing permissions on %ProgramData% are deleted and replaced, granting the Windows group Everyone full control instead of restricting access to %ProgramData%\Bizerba_connect.BRAIN or %ProgramData%\Bizerba\BCT.
Starting with _connect.BRAIN 5.06, the setup no longer executes this tool.
- Record
EUVD-2026-45903- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gxr5-ww5q-wmqx
In _connect.BRAIN versions prior to 5.06, the application LogPathConfig.exe is executed during...
In _connect.BRAIN versions prior to 5.06, the application LogPathConfig.exe is executed during setup. During this process, existing permissions on %ProgramData% are deleted and replaced, granting the Windows group Everyone full control instead of restricting access to %ProgramData%\Bizerba_connect.BRAIN or %ProgramData%\Bizerba\BCT.
Starting with _connect.BRAIN 5.06, the setup no longer executes this tool.
- Record
GHSA-gxr5-ww5q-wmqx- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In _connect.BRAIN versions prior to 5.06, the application LogPathConfig.exe is executed during setup. During this process, existing permissions on %ProgramData% are deleted and replaced, granting the Windows group Everyone full control instead of restricting access to %ProgramData%\Bizerba_connect.BRAIN or %ProgramData%\Bizerba\BCT.
Starting with _connect.BRAIN 5.06, the setup no longer executes this tool.
- Record
CVE-2026-16247- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-16247 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Bizerba Connect.brain, published July 20, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.