diff --git a/powershell/ql/src/queries/security/cwe-078/CommandInjectionCritical.ql b/powershell/ql/src/queries/security/cwe-078/CommandInjectionCritical.ql
index 0b965c885ff8..0908a98c04ba 100644
--- a/powershell/ql/src/queries/security/cwe-078/CommandInjectionCritical.ql
+++ b/powershell/ql/src/queries/security/cwe-078/CommandInjectionCritical.ql
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ abstract class CriticalSource extends DataFlow::Node {
     abstract string getSourceType();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Holds if `sink` is a dot-source operator command sink.
+ */
+private predicate isDotSourceSink(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+  any(DataFlow::DotSourcingOperatorNode call).getCommand() = sink
+}
+
 class CmdletBindingParam extends CriticalSource {
     CmdletBindingParam(){
         exists(Attribute a, Function f | 
@@ -54,6 +61,12 @@ import CommandInjectionCriticalFlow::PathGraph
 from CommandInjectionCriticalFlow::PathNode source, CommandInjectionCriticalFlow::PathNode sink, CriticalSource sourceNode
 where
   CommandInjectionCriticalFlow::flowPath(source, sink) and
-  sourceNode = source.getNode()
+  sourceNode = source.getNode() and
+  // For dot-source sinks, verify the parameter actually reaches the command
+  // via intra-procedural taint flow. This eliminates FPs where the parameter
+  // is in scope but doesn't flow to the dot-sourced expression.
+  (isDotSourceSink(sink.getNode()) implies
+    TaintTracking::localTaint(sourceNode, sink.getNode())
+  )
 select sink.getNode(), source, sink, "This command depends on a $@.", sourceNode,
   sourceNode.getSourceType()
diff --git a/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjection/CommandInjection.expected b/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjection/CommandInjection.expected
index 4a2e32fc5ce4..3436c33be1ad 100644
--- a/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjection/CommandInjection.expected
+++ b/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjection/CommandInjection.expected
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+#select
+| test.ps1:4:23:4:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:4:23:4:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:10:9:10:38 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:10:9:10:38 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:16:50:16:79 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:16:50:16:79 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:22:41:22:70 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:22:41:22:70 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:28:38:28:67 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:28:38:28:67 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:34:14:34:46 | public class Foo { $UserInput } | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:34:14:34:46 | public class Foo { $UserInput } | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:40:30:40:62 | public class Foo { $UserInput } | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:40:30:40:62 | public class Foo { $UserInput } | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:48:30:48:34 | code | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:48:30:48:34 | code | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:75:25:75:54 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:75:25:75:54 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:82:16:82:45 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:82:16:82:45 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:89:12:89:28 | ping $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:89:12:89:28 | ping $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:98:33:98:62 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:98:33:98:62 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:108:58:108:87 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:108:58:108:87 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:116:34:116:43 | UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:116:34:116:43 | UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:123:28:123:37 | UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:123:28:123:37 | UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:131:28:131:37 | UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:131:28:131:37 | UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:139:50:139:59 | UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:139:50:139:59 | UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:147:63:147:72 | UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:147:63:147:72 | UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:154:23:154:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:154:23:154:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:160:29:160:38 | UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:160:29:160:38 | UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:257:7:257:10 | $o | test.ps1:254:10:254:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:257:7:257:10 | $o | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:254:10:254:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
+| test.ps1:269:7:269:10 | $y | test.ps1:265:14:265:36 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:269:7:269:10 | $y | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:265:14:265:36 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
 edges
 | test.ps1:3:11:3:20 | userinput | test.ps1:4:23:4:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | provenance |  |
 | test.ps1:9:11:9:20 | userinput | test.ps1:10:9:10:38 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | provenance |  |
@@ -145,26 +168,3 @@ nodes
 | test.ps1:268:5:268:6 | y | semmle.label | y |
 | test.ps1:269:7:269:10 | $y | semmle.label | $y |
 subpaths
-#select
-| test.ps1:4:23:4:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:4:23:4:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:10:9:10:38 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:10:9:10:38 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:16:50:16:79 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:16:50:16:79 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:22:41:22:70 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:22:41:22:70 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:28:38:28:67 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:28:38:28:67 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:34:14:34:46 | public class Foo { $UserInput } | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:34:14:34:46 | public class Foo { $UserInput } | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:40:30:40:62 | public class Foo { $UserInput } | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:40:30:40:62 | public class Foo { $UserInput } | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:48:30:48:34 | code | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:48:30:48:34 | code | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:75:25:75:54 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:75:25:75:54 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:82:16:82:45 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:82:16:82:45 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:89:12:89:28 | ping $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:89:12:89:28 | ping $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:98:33:98:62 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:98:33:98:62 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:108:58:108:87 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:108:58:108:87 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:116:34:116:43 | UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:116:34:116:43 | UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:123:28:123:37 | UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:123:28:123:37 | UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:131:28:131:37 | UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:131:28:131:37 | UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:139:50:139:59 | UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:139:50:139:59 | UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:147:63:147:72 | UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:147:63:147:72 | UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:154:23:154:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:154:23:154:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:160:29:160:38 | UserInput | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:160:29:160:38 | UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:164:10:164:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:257:7:257:10 | $o | test.ps1:254:10:254:32 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:257:7:257:10 | $o | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:254:10:254:32 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
-| test.ps1:269:7:269:10 | $y | test.ps1:265:14:265:36 | Call to read-host | test.ps1:269:7:269:10 | $y | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:265:14:265:36 | Call to read-host | user-provided value |
diff --git a/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjection/CommandInjectionCritical.expected b/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjection/CommandInjectionCritical.expected
deleted file mode 100644
index b55cefb43dc7..000000000000
--- a/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjection/CommandInjectionCritical.expected
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-edges
-| test.ps1:153:11:153:20 | userinput | test.ps1:154:23:154:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | provenance |  |
-nodes
-| test.ps1:153:11:153:20 | userinput | semmle.label | userinput |
-| test.ps1:154:23:154:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | semmle.label | Get-Process -Name $UserInput |
-subpaths
-#select
-| test.ps1:154:23:154:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:153:11:153:20 | userinput | test.ps1:154:23:154:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:153:11:153:20 | userinput | param to CmdletBinding function |
diff --git a/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjection/CommandInjectionCritical.qlref b/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjection/CommandInjectionCritical.qlref
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c564e56c99b..000000000000
--- a/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjection/CommandInjectionCritical.qlref
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-queries/security/cwe-078/CommandInjectionCritical.ql
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjection/test.ps1 b/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjection/test.ps1
index 60662cc86584..d65e5a5a535d 100644
--- a/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjection/test.ps1
+++ b/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjection/test.ps1
@@ -267,4 +267,4 @@ function flow-through-env-var() {
 
     $y = $env:bar
     . "$y" # $ Alert # but we have flow through them
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjectionCritical/CommandInjectionCritical.expected b/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjectionCritical/CommandInjectionCritical.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6b5e3c85d645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjectionCritical/CommandInjectionCritical.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#select
+| test.ps1:6:23:6:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:5:11:5:20 | userinput | test.ps1:6:23:6:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:5:11:5:20 | userinput | param to CmdletBinding function |
+| test.ps1:14:7:14:17 | ScriptPath | test.ps1:13:11:13:21 | scriptpath | test.ps1:14:7:14:17 | ScriptPath | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:13:11:13:21 | scriptpath | param to CmdletBinding function |
+| test.ps1:23:7:23:11 | path | test.ps1:21:11:21:21 | scriptpath | test.ps1:23:7:23:11 | path | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:21:11:21:21 | scriptpath | param to CmdletBinding function |
+| test.ps1:31:23:31:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:30:11:30:20 | userinput | test.ps1:31:23:31:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:30:11:30:20 | userinput | param to CmdletBinding function |
+| test.ps1:50:23:50:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | test.ps1:49:11:49:20 | userinput | test.ps1:50:23:50:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | This command depends on a $@. | test.ps1:49:11:49:20 | userinput | param to CmdletBinding function |
+edges
+| test.ps1:5:11:5:20 | userinput | test.ps1:6:23:6:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | provenance |  |
+| test.ps1:13:11:13:21 | scriptpath | test.ps1:14:7:14:17 | ScriptPath | provenance |  |
+| test.ps1:21:11:21:21 | scriptpath | test.ps1:22:5:22:9 | path | provenance |  |
+| test.ps1:22:5:22:9 | path | test.ps1:23:7:23:11 | path | provenance |  |
+| test.ps1:30:11:30:20 | userinput | test.ps1:31:23:31:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | provenance |  |
+| test.ps1:49:11:49:20 | userinput | test.ps1:50:23:50:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | provenance |  |
+nodes
+| test.ps1:5:11:5:20 | userinput | semmle.label | userinput |
+| test.ps1:6:23:6:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | semmle.label | Get-Process -Name $UserInput |
+| test.ps1:13:11:13:21 | scriptpath | semmle.label | scriptpath |
+| test.ps1:14:7:14:17 | ScriptPath | semmle.label | ScriptPath |
+| test.ps1:21:11:21:21 | scriptpath | semmle.label | scriptpath |
+| test.ps1:22:5:22:9 | path | semmle.label | path |
+| test.ps1:23:7:23:11 | path | semmle.label | path |
+| test.ps1:30:11:30:20 | userinput | semmle.label | userinput |
+| test.ps1:31:23:31:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | semmle.label | Get-Process -Name $UserInput |
+| test.ps1:49:11:49:20 | userinput | semmle.label | userinput |
+| test.ps1:50:23:50:52 | Get-Process -Name $UserInput | semmle.label | Get-Process -Name $UserInput |
+subpaths
diff --git a/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjectionCritical/CommandInjectionCritical.qlref b/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjectionCritical/CommandInjectionCritical.qlref
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a1b0edee5d99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjectionCritical/CommandInjectionCritical.qlref
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+query: queries/security/cwe-078/CommandInjectionCritical.ql
+postprocess: utils/test/InlineExpectationsTestQuery.ql
diff --git a/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjectionCritical/test.ps1 b/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjectionCritical/test.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0e1b345ec47f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/powershell/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-078/CommandInjectionCritical/test.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# CmdletBinding param flows to Invoke-Expression
+function Invoke-InvokeExpressionInjectionCmdletBinding
+{
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param($UserInput) # $ Source
+    Invoke-Expression "Get-Process -Name $UserInput" # $ Alert
+}
+
+# CmdletBinding param flows directly to dot-source operator
+function Invoke-DotSourceDirect
+{
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param($ScriptPath) # $ Source
+    . $ScriptPath # $ Alert
+}
+
+# CmdletBinding param flows through a variable to dot-source operator
+function Invoke-DotSourceIndirect
+{
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param($ScriptPath) # $ Source
+    $path = $ScriptPath
+    . $path # $ Alert
+}
+
+# CmdletBinding param flows to Invoke-Expression (not dot-source)
+function Invoke-InvokeExpressionCmdletBinding
+{
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param($UserInput) # $ Source
+    Invoke-Expression "Get-Process -Name $UserInput" # $ Alert
+}
+
+# FP filtered: CmdletBinding param used elsewhere, unrelated dot-source of different variable
+function Invoke-DotSourceUnrelatedParam
+{
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param($UserInput)
+    Write-Host $UserInput
+    $safePath = "C:\scripts\helper.ps1"
+    . $safePath # GOOD - param doesn't flow to dot-source
+}
+
+# FP filtered: CmdletBinding param does NOT flow to the dot-sourced expression.
+# The param is in scope but a hardcoded path is dot-sourced instead.
+function Invoke-DotSourceNoFlow
+{
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param($UserInput) # $ Source
+    Invoke-Expression "Get-Process -Name $UserInput" # $ Alert
+    . "C:\safe\script.ps1" # GOOD - hardcoded, param doesn't flow here
+}