High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 21, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-4965

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.

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Affected products

Fortinet/Fortiwan2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.2.4
- (no CPE)range: <4.2.5

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiwan-multiple-vulnerabilitiesnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92779nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/724487nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
docs.fortinet.com/uploaded/files/3236/fortiwan-v4.2.5-release-notes.pdfnvdRelease Notes

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