VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-20854
VMware Workstation contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability.
HIGH 8.4EPSS 0.29%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
VMware Workstation contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability. A malicious actor with local user privileges on the victim's machine may exploit this vulnerability to delete arbitrary files from the file system of the machine on which Workstation is installed.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.29% probability · 22th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- vmware/workstation
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0003.htmlPatch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0003.htmlPatch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.