Enterprise EDR: Error Creating Threat Report "Search fields are required to add queries to a watchlist report. To learn more, see the Search Guide"

Products

• Carbon Black Cloud Enterprise EDR (formerly Cb Threathunter)

Issue/Introduction

• The following error is observed when selecting Add search to threat report on the investigate page
  • Search fields are required to add queries to a watchlist report. To learn more, see the Search Guide
• Investigate page search query contains special characters

Environment

• Enteprise EDR Web Console: All Versions

Cause

This issue is caused by improperly escaped special characters in a search query

Resolution

Ensure search queries are properly escaped. More information on special characters and escaping can be found in the Advanced search tips for CBC Platform Search article linked in the Related Content section