PHPCS Warning: Incorrect number of replacements in $wpdb->prepare() with dynamic IN clause

I’m working on a WordPress plugin and keep getting a PHPCS warning that I can’t seem to resolve. The warning is:

WARNING WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.ReplacementsWrongNumber
Incorrect number of replacements passed to $wpdb->prepare(). Found 3 replacement parameters, expected 2.

Here’s my code snippet:

// Check for image URL or filename in postmeta
if ($attachment_url) {
$attachment_basename = basename($attachment_url);

// Prepare the status placeholders
$placeholders = implode(',', array_fill(0, count($statuses), '%s'));

$meta_url_usage = $wpdb->get_var(
    $wpdb->prepare(
        "SELECT COUNT(*) 
        FROM $wpdb->postmeta pm
        JOIN $wpdb->posts p ON p.ID = pm.post_id
        WHERE (pm.meta_value LIKE %s OR pm.meta_value LIKE %s)
        AND p.post_status IN ($placeholders)",
        '%' . $wpdb->esc_like($attachment_url) . '%',
        '%' . $wpdb->esc_like($attachment_basename) . '%',
        ...$statuses
    )
);

if ($meta_url_usage > 0) {
    return true;
}

What I’ve tried:

  1. Verified that $statuses is a non-empty array
  2. Confirmed the generated SQL looks correct when printed
  3. The query actually works in execution
  4. Tried different placeholder approaches for the IN clause

Problem is PHPCS thinks I should only have 2 replacements (for the LIKE clauses). But I need to pass the status values for the IN clause. The spread operator (…$statuses) is adding additional parameters.

My Question: Is this a false positive in PHPCS or am I doing something wrong? What’s the proper way to handle dynamic IN clauses with $wpdb->prepare()? Or, should I suppress the Warning?

The code works as expected, but I want to make sure I’m following WordPress coding standards properly. Any insights would be greatly appreciated!