Is CVE-2017-11455 being actively exploited?

CVE-2017-11455 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-11455?

CVE-2017-11455 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2017-11455

HIGH · CVSS 8.8EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

diag.cgi in Pulse Connect Secure 8.2R1 through 8.2R5, 8.1R1 through 8.1R10 and Pulse Policy Secure 5.3R1 through 5.3R5, 5.2R1 through 5.2R8, and 5.1R1 through 5.1R10 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests to start tcpdump, related to the lack of anti-CSRF tokens.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.8 (v3.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-352
EPSS score: 1.3% (70th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2017-3076)
Published: August 29, 2017
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-3076 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ivanti / connect secure
pulsesecure / pulse connect secure
pulsesecure / pulse connect secure
pulsesecure / pulse connect secure
pulsesecure / pulse connect secure
pulsesecure / pulse connect secure
pulsesecure / pulse connect secure
pulsesecure / pulse connect secure
pulsesecure / pulse connect secure
pulsesecure / pulse connect secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Pulse Connect Secure 8.2 on Virtual Appliance and Pulse Policy Secure 5.3 on Virtual Appliance - Pulse Secure, LLC - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10829-2018 - archived
Pulse Policy Secure v5.3 - Pulse Secure, LLC - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10785-2017 - archived

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100530(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039242(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40793(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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