diff --git a/2016/8xxx/CVE-2016-8493.json b/2016/8xxx/CVE-2016-8493.json
index 907be6efc2f..e33dfa1563c 100644
--- a/2016/8xxx/CVE-2016-8493.json
+++ b/2016/8xxx/CVE-2016-8493.json
@@ -1,60 +1,18 @@
 {
-   "CVE_data_meta": {
-      "ASSIGNER": "psirt@fortinet.com",
-      "ID": "CVE-2016-8493",
-      "STATE": "PUBLIC"
+   "CVE_data_meta" : {
+      "ASSIGNER" : "cve@mitre.org",
+      "ID" : "CVE-2016-8493",
+      "STATE" : "REJECT"
    },
-   "affects": {
-      "vendor": {
-         "vendor_data": [
-            {
-               "product": {
-                  "product_data": [
-                     {
-                        "product_name": "Fortinet FortiClient",
-                        "version": {
-                           "version_data": [
-                              {
-                                 "version_value": "FortiClient 5.4.2, 5.4.1"
-                              }
-                           ]
-                        }
-                     }
-                  ]
-               },
-               "vendor_name": "Fortinet"
-            }
-         ]
-      }
-   },
-   "data_format": "MITRE",
-   "data_type": "CVE",
-   "data_version": "4.0",
-   "description": {
-      "description_data": [
+   "data_format" : "MITRE",
+   "data_type" : "CVE",
+   "data_version" : "4.0",
+   "description" : {
+      "description_data" : [
          {
-            "lang": "eng",
-            "value": "In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2,  an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability."
-         }
-      ]
-   },
-   "problemtype": {
-      "problemtype_data": [
-         {
-            "description": [
-               {
-                  "lang": "eng",
-                  "value": "Privilege escalation"
-               }
-            ]
-         }
-      ]
-   },
-   "references": {
-      "reference_data": [
-         {
-            "url": "https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-16-095"
+            "lang" : "eng",
+            "value" : "** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: The CNA or individual who requested this candidate did not associate it with any vulnerability during 2016. Notes: none."
          }
       ]
    }
-}
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+}