HIGH
Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote authenticated users with access to the nslookup functionality to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via the graph parameter to diagnosis_control.php
Published Sep 21, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.12%
Description
Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote authenticated users with access to the nslookup functionality to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via the graph parameter to diagnosis_control.php.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
9.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.12% 0.04115
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04115
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.12% (0.04115) | 90.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.12% (0.04115) | 89.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.70% (0.07695) | 91.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.25% (0.09252) | 87.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 7.70% (0.07695) | 90.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.21% (0.03214) | 86.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00291) | 69.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00291) | 68.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 67.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 63.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 52.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://docs.fortinet.com/uploaded/files/3236/fortiwan-v4.2.5-release-notes.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiwan-multiple-vulnerabilities x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92779 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/724487 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://docs.fortinet.com/uploaded/files/3236/fortiwan-v4.2.5-release-notes.pdf | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes | |
| http://fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiwan-multiple-vulnerabilities | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92779 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/724487 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 21, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 24, 2016
Link CVE-2016-4965
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a