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CVE detail

CVE-2023-20854

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 8.4 · HighBuzz score 17.5

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 17.5

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
11.0
2 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
6.5
2 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

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Evidence

Source links by recency

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2 source links · newest first
  • VMware Workstation update fixes an arbitrary file deletion bugSecurity Affairs

    VMware addressed a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20854, in VMware Workstation. VMware fixed a high-severity privilege escalation flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-20854, that impacts Workstation. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability to delete arbitrary files on Workstation version 17.x for Windows OS. “An arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in VMware Workstation was privately reported to VMware. Updates are […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comFeb 3, 2023, 2:06 PM
  • High-Severity Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched in VMware WorkstationSecurityWeek

    VMware patches CVE-2023-20854, a vulnerability that can be exploited by a malicious hacker to delete arbitrary files.

    newswww.securityweek.comFeb 3, 2023, 12:44 PM

Exploit code

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