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The reader's MaxDepth of 64 has been exceeded #16457

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Steps to reproduce

PowerShell 7.2.0 (The error does not appear with PowerShell 7.0 LTS or with 7.1.5.)
Install VMware PowerCLI
Import Module: https://github.com/vmware/PowerCLI-Example-Scripts/blob/master/Modules/Backup-VCSA/Backup-VCSA.psm1
Connect-CisServer
Get-VCSABackupJobs

Expected behavior

Receive information from PowerCLI API.

The error does not appear with PowerShell 7.0 LTS or with 7.1.5.

Actual behavior

The reader's MaxDepth of 64 has been exceeded.

Error details

Get-CisService: 12.11.2021 17:19:49 Get-CisService  One or more errors occurred. (One or more errors occurred. (The reader's MaxDepth of 64 has been exceeded. Path
'result.output.STRUCTURE['com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.component_data'].info.STRUCTURE['com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.component_info'].packages[7].STRUCTURE.map-entry.value.STRUCTURE['com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.packa
ge_info'].services[0].STRUCTURE.map-entry.value.STRUCTURE['com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_info'].structures[6].STRUCTURE.map-entry.value.STRUCTURE['com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.structure_info'].fields[5].STRUCTURE['co
m.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.field_info'].type.STRUCTURE['com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.type'].generic_instantiation.OPTIONAL.STRUCTURE['com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.generic_instantiation'].element_type.OPTIONAL.STRUCTUR
E['com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.type'].generic_instantiation.OPTIONAL.STRUCTURE['com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.generic_instantiation'].map_value_type.OPTIONAL.STRUCTURE['com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.type'].generic_inst
antiation.OPTIONAL.STRUCTURE['com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.generic_instantiation'].map_value_type.OPTIONAL.STRUCTURE['com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.type'].generic_instantiation.OPTIONAL.STRUCTURE['com.vmware.vapi.metadata.me
tamodel.generic_instantiation'].element_type', line 1, position 567214.))

Get-CisService: 12.11.2021 17:19:49 Get-CisService  CisService with name 'com.vmware.appliance.recovery.backup.job' was not found using the specified filter(s). 

Write-Error: Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Exception' because it is null.

Environment data

Debian 10 amd64

PS /usr/lib/zabbix/externalscripts> $PSVersionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.2.0
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.2.0
OS                             Linux 4.19.0-16-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.181-1 (2021-03-19)
Platform                       Unix
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

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