Payload: Remote Code Execution through first-register

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-97rh-rhh2-7vjv",
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    "title": "Payload: Remote Code Execution through first-register",
    "summary": "### Impact A crafted request to the public first-register operation can be used to perform a RCE exploit. **You are affected if:** - You use local auth strategy and your application remains without an initial user created ## Patches In the patched version data submission to create first user is properly sanitized. Users should upgrade Payload packages to `>= 3.90.0` or `>= 4.0.0-canary.34`.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-07T20:45:04.344826025Z",
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      "references": [
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 97260,
  "published_at": "2026-10-07T20:29:58+00:00"
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