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CVE-2023-20854

UNKNOWN
Published 2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
8.4
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.002
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.2% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.422
Higher than 42.2% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

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GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-q2j8-g836-9cv5

Advisory Details

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 Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20854
WEB https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0003.html

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: February 3, 2023, Modified: February 15, 2023

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0003.html
Published: 2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
Last Modified: 2025-03-26T14:05:19.424Z
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