CVE-2023-20854 Path traversal in VMware Workstation
A local attacker can delete arbitrary files on the host system via VMware Workstation, potentially causing data loss or system instability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-20854?
CVE-2023-20854 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Vmware Workstation, published on 3 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20854?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20854?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20854 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-20854 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20854 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Workstation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q2j8-g836-9cv5.