When trying to start the WebInspect DAST Scanner Worker Service, I get the following error in the log: 

INFO | 2024-10-04 10:30:57.3912 | DAST.ScannerWorkerService.Program | Starting DAST.ScannerWorkerService. Machine Name: CSCSO1FTSENV11, Application Version: 24.2.0.128, Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10.0.19045.

ERROR | 2024-10-04 10:30:58.2441 | DAST.ScannerWorkerService.Program | Stopped program because of exception System.Text.Json.JsonException: '0x00' is an invalid start of a value. Path: $ | LineNumber: 0 | BytePositionInLine: 0.

---> System.Text.Json.JsonReaderException: '0x00' is an invalid start of a value. LineNumber: 0 | BytePositionInLine: 0.

   at System.Text.Json.ThrowHelper.ThrowJsonReaderException(Utf8JsonReader& json, ExceptionResource resource, Byte nextByte, ReadOnlySpan`1 bytes)

   at System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader.ConsumeValue(Byte marker)

   at System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader.ReadFirstToken(Byte first)

   at System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader.ReadSingleSegment()

   at System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader.Read()

   at System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonConverter`1.ReadCore(Utf8JsonReader& reader, JsonSerializerOptions options, ReadStack& state)

   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

   at System.Text.Json.ThrowHelper.ReThrowWithPath(ReadStack& state, JsonReaderException ex)

   at System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonConverter`1.ReadCore(Utf8JsonReader& reader, JsonSerializerOptions options, ReadStack& state)

   at System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.ReadFromSpan[TValue](ReadOnlySpan`1 utf8Json, JsonTypeInfo`1 jsonTypeInfo, Nullable`1 actualByteCount)

   at System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.ReadFromSpan[TValue](ReadOnlySpan`1 json, JsonTypeInfo`1 jsonTypeInfo)

   at System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Deserialize[TValue](String json, JsonSerializerOptions options)

   at DAST.ScannerWorkerService.Program.InitializeTracker[TKey,TValue](IServiceCollection services, String trackerFilePath) in C:\AgentSoftware\Jenkins\workspace\DAST\DAST-Pipeline-24.2\DAST.ScannerWorkerService\Program.cs:line 167

   at DAST.ScannerWorkerService.Program.<>c.<CreateHostBuilder>b__11_2(HostBuilderContext hostContext, IServiceCollection services) in C:\AgentSoftware\Jenkins\workspace\DAST\DAST-Pipeline-24.2\DAST.ScannerWorkerService\Program.cs:line 343

   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostBuilder.InitializeServiceProvider()

   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostBuilder.Build()

   at DAST.ScannerWorkerService.Program.Main(String[] args) in C:\AgentSoftware\Jenkins\workspace\DAST\DAST-Pipeline-24.2\DAST.ScannerWorkerService\Program.cs:line 623

INFO | 2024-10-04 10:30:58.2698 | DAST.ScannerWorkerService.Program | Stopping DAST.ScannerWorkerService.

What can cause this, and how can I resolve it?

SSC 24.2.0.0186

SC-DAST 24.2.0.127