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foreach Variable Assignment isn't Validated by PSAvoidAssignmentToAutomaticVariable #2020

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Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -ScriptDefinition 'foreach ($Host in $foo) {}'

Expected behavior

The Variable 'Host' cannot be assigned since it is a readonly automatic variable that is built into PowerShell, please use a different name.

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> $PSVersionTable
Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.4.4
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.4.4
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.22631
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

> (Get-Module -ListAvailable PSScriptAnalyzer).Version | ForEach-Object { $_.ToString() }
1.22.0

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