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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2023-20854 – VMware Workstation Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-20854

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.

Impact

  • Arbitrary Code Execution

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2023-20854

Affected Vendors

VMware

Affected Products

  • VMware Workstation 17.0.1

Remediation

Refer to VMware Security Advisory for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.

VMware Security Advisory

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