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"Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer : The network path was not found" run time error thrown by PSSA
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Description
We are using PSSA as a PR policy for our repo, when the ps1 file has a code like this:
& "\\networkpath\\test.exe"
The Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer will throw a error like "Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer : The network path was not found"
The error will disappear if I change the code like this
$path = "\\networkpath\\test.exe"
& $path
I think PSSA should not check the networkpath, since .ps1 file will be running on a different environment other than dev environment. Also, this check seems not a rule in PSSA, but it caused a runtime error when calling Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer and this break our PR policy pipeline. Should PSSA not throw the error in such condition?
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer with the two PowerShell snippets in the issue and determine why the direct network-path invocation is executed or validated. Trace the analyzer invocation and runtime error handling, then verify that analysis does not require access to the network path while still reporting applicable diagnostics.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100