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August 26, 2026

Technical Tip: CMDB error when editing CLI Script in automation action via GUI

  • August 26, 2026
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Description

This article describes the error displayed in FortiProxy 7.6.6 when an Automation Action CLI Script is edited, and the change is applied.

Scope

FortiProxy.

Solution

In FortiProxy v7.6.6, when editing a CLI Script action in Security Fabric -> Automation -> Automation Action via GUI, an error occurs, as it is displayed in the following screenshot:


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A pop-up is shown with this error message:


"Error creating CMDBerror: Expected response argument to be an object or string, got null"


Moreover, at the same time, a segmentation fault error occurs regarding the cmdbsvr process as below:


diagnose debug crashlog read
...
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> application cmdbsvr
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> *** signal 11 (Segmentation fault) received ***
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> Register dump:
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> RAX: 0000000000000000   RBX: 000055dc25f6dc40
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> RCX: 000055dbf0a731c8   RDX: ffffffffff4f2feb
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> R08: 00007fd44f8e2fe8   R09: 0000000000000000
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> R10: 00007ffdfa236270   R11: 0000000000000008
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> R12: 000055dc26223f9d   R13: 00007ffdfa240590
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> R14: 000055dc26223f9d   R15: 000055dc25f6dc40
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> RSI: 000055dc26223f9d   RDI: 0000000000000000
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> RBP: 00007ffdfa2361f0   RSP: 00007ffdfa2361e0
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> RIP: 000055dbefc39ac9   EFLAGS: 0000000000010246
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> CS:  0033   FS: 0000   GS: 0000
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> Trap: 000000000000000e   Error: 0000000000000004
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> OldMask: 0000000000000000
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> CR2: 0000000000000058
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> stack: 0x7ffdfa2361e0 - 0x7ffdfa241df0
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> Backtrace:
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbefc39ac9]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbefb813ad]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbefb73b70]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbefb746e1]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbefb8e406]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbefb8eb38]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbefb70dac]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbefb71861]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbefbd430f]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbefbf7d81]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbefbecf6c]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbefbe20ed]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbefbde695]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbefbe1e30]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbefc00477]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbee6b0a02]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbee6b6f6b]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbee6b75e6]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbee6ba232]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbee6bac23]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x7fd4534b5deb]  => /lib/libc.so.6 {0x7fd453492000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> [0x55dbee6abada]  => /bin/cmdbsvr {0x55dbee4a2000}
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 <18499> fortidev 6.0.1.0005
2026-MM-DD 13:48:34 the killed daemon is /bin/cmdbsvr: status=0xb


As a workaround it it is possible to edit the CLI Script in Automation Action via CLI without errors.


The solution has been released in FortiProxy v7.6.7 and above.

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