Critical severity · published Oct 2, 2026
CVE-2026-104848
Tinypool: Prototype Pollution gadget in worker options leads to Remote Code Execution
9.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Tinypool is a minimal Node.js worker thread pool implementation. Prior to 2.1.1, Tinypool constructs ThreadPool.options from a normal options object and reads the execArgv and env worker options in dist/index.js, allowing values inherited from a polluted Object.prototype to be copied into own properties and passed to worker_threads.Worker. An attacker who can first pollute either property can cause each newly spawned worker to load attacker-selected JavaScript through command-line preload arguments or NODE_OPTIONS, resulting in code execution with the host process's privileges and possible access to CI secrets, signing material, or build artifacts. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.1.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TI
tinypool · tinylibs
< 2.1.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104848
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-104848
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/tinylibs/tinypool/security/advisories/GHSA-5gmw-xhrv-c9v3
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/tinylibs/tinypool/pull/134
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/tinylibs/tinypool/commit/24df4e730e7d0857a6d226c9b58f8924227404fd
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/tinylibs/tinypool/releases/tag/v2.1.1
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