CVE-2026-102992 PUBLISHED

piscina: Prototype-pollution gadget in ThreadPool.options allows RCE via execArgv / loadBalancer / env

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 29.09.2026 Published: 30.09.2026 Updated: 30.09.2026

piscina is a node.js worker pool implementation. Prior to 4.9.4, 5.3.2, and 6.0.0-rc.5, Piscina stores ThreadPool.options in src/index.ts as a plain object that inherits from Object.prototype. Applications with a separate prototype-pollution primitive can therefore supply inherited values for security-sensitive options that do not have own defaults. An inherited execArgv value is passed to the Node.js Worker constructor and can preload attacker-controlled code in worker threads, an inherited loadBalancer function can execute during task scheduling, and inherited env values can alter worker environments. This issue is fixed in versions 4.9.4, 5.3.2, and 6.0.0-rc.5.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 9.2

Product Status

Vendor piscinajs
Product piscina
Versions
  • Version < 4.9.4 is affected
  • Version >= 5.0.0, < 5.3.2 is affected
  • Version >= 6.0.0-rc.1, < 6.0.0-rc.5 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-1321: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') CWE