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Tinypool: Prototype Pollution gadget in worker options leads to Remote Code Execution
GitHub lists this reviewed advisory for tinypool. Published version ranges and source prerequisites are shown below; this is not an inspection of a visitor’s application.
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01 / Meaning
Why it matters
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0.497%
FIRST EPSS model v2026.06.15; exploitation probability over 30 days, percentile 0.42696. Missing scores are unknown.
As of · FIRST EPSS
02 / Applicability
The affected context
Affected versions, configuration prerequisites and known exclusions are public. Confirm each one against the deployed service.
tinypool
source listed<= 2.1.0
`tinypool` passes worker options to `new Worker()` by reading them off a plain object whose prototype is `Object.prototype`. Options the application did not set are resolved through the prototype chain and then passed explicitly to `worker_threads.Worker`. Node core ignores `Worker` options inherited from `Object.prototype`. By reading them and passing them explicitly, tinypool re-materialises them as own properties and defeats that protection. Two keys reach code execution: 1. **`execArgv`** — polluting `Object.prototype.execArgv = ['--require', '/path/to/attacker.js']` causes every pool worker to load the attacker's script. 2. **`env`** — polluting `Object.prototype.env = { NODE_OPTIONS: '--require /path/to/attacker.js' }` achieves the same via environment injection. ## Root cause `dist/index.js` lines 508-511: ```js env: this.options.env, argv: this.options.argv, execArgv: this.options.execArgv, resourceLimits: this.options.resourceLimits, ``` `this.options` is built at line 470 via object spread: ```js this.options = { ...kDefaultOptions, ...options, filename, maxQueue: 0 }; ``` ## Impact Arbitrary code execution inside every worker the poo
03 / Response
What to do next
- investigate
Identify the exact component and deployed version, examine the linked publisher’s conditions, and retain evidence of any mitigation.
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04 / Limits
What this report cannot establish
- Customer inventory, deployment, reachability and exploitation have not been inspected.
05 / Provenance
Sources you can inspect
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- GHSA-5gmw-xhrv-c9v3 ↗
GitHub Advisory Database · vendor advisory
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- CVE-2026-104848 ↗
FIRST EPSS · official catalog
Observed . FIRST EPSS; probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, not local compromise. Dataset date/model retained; FIRST services terms apply.
Public revision history
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- Revision 3 ·
Dated EPSS estimate updated; this is not a new disclosure or proof of exploitation.
- Revision 2 ·
Dated EPSS estimate updated; this is not a new disclosure or proof of exploitation.
- Revision 1 ·
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