CVE-2023-20854

8.4 highEPSS 0.3%

High (8.4) in vmware workstation. EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.4 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 22% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-269
Published: 2023-02-03
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

vmware:workstation

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0003.html
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0003.html

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