CVE-2026-55388

piscina: Prototype Pollution Gadget → RCE via inherited options.filename

Published Jun 22, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
piscina is a node.js worker pool implementation. Prior to 6.0.0-rc.2, 5.2.0, and 4.9.3, piscina's constructor and run() paths read the filename option via plain member access. Both reads fall through the prototype chain when the caller's options object doesn't have filename as an own property. When Object.prototype.filename is polluted upstream the inherited value flows to worker_threads.Worker import and the attacker's .mjs runs in the worker. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.0.0-rc.2, 5.2.0, and 4.9.3.

Remediation

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Advisories

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-x9g3-xrwr-cwfg piscina: Prototype Pollution Gadget → RCE via inherited options.filename
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description piscina is a node.js worker pool implementation. Prior to 6.0.0-rc.2, 5.2.0, and 4.9.3, piscina's constructor and run() paths read the filename option via plain member access. Both reads fall through the prototype chain when the caller's options object doesn't have filename as an own property. When Object.prototype.filename is polluted upstream the inherited value flows to worker_threads.Worker import and the attacker's .mjs runs in the worker. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.0.0-rc.2, 5.2.0, and 4.9.3.
Title piscina: Prototype Pollution Gadget → RCE via inherited options.filename
Weaknesses CWE-1321
CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2026, 7:14 PM
Reserved
Jun 16, 2026, 6:57 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 22, 2026, 6:16 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 11:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 22, 2026, 4:50 PM