Vulnerability · Published Feb 3, 2023 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2023-20854
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in VMware Workstation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware Workstation | VMware Workstation (17.x prior to 17.0.1) |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H