CVE-2016-4967
Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote authenticated users to obtain...
CVE-2016-4967 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Fortinet Fortiwan, published September 21, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.73%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information from (1) a backup of the device configuration via script/cfg_show.php or (2) PCAP files via script/system/tcpdump.php.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information from (1) a backup of the device configuration via script/cfg_show.php or (2) PCAP files via script/system/tcpdump.php.
- Record
CVE-2016-4967- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information from (1) a backup of the device configuration via script/cfg_show.php or (2) PCAP files via script/system/tcpdump.php.
- Record
CVE-2016-4967- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5941 No score
Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information from (1) a backup of the device configuration via script/cfg_show.php or (2) PCAP files via script/system/tcpdump.php.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5941- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v97w-4p3m-cjrf
Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote authenticated users to obtain...
Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information from (1) a backup of the device configuration via script/cfg_show.php or (2) PCAP files via script/system/tcpdump.php.
- Record
GHSA-v97w-4p3m-cjrf- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |