cve/2023/CVE-2023-20854.md

### [CVE-2023-20854](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-20854)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=VMware%20Workstation&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=Arbitrary%20file%20deletion%20vulnerability&color=brighgreen)

### 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.

### POC

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

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.