Medium Risk

clone_adom

clone_adom

How to control clone_adom ↓

What clone_adom does on Fortimanager

AI agents use clone_adom to create or update resources in Fortimanager — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Fortimanager environment.

Medium Risk

Why clone_adom needs a policy

Cloning an ADOM would create a new administrative domain by copying an existing one, which is a Write operation. ADOMs in FortiManager can contain many policies, devices, and configurations, so misuse could have a high blast radius. Confidence is reduced due to the empty description.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'clone_adom' suggests cloning an Administrative Domain (ADOM) in FortiManager; description is empty.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access clone_adom gives an agent:

How to control clone_adom

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Fortimanager, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for clone_adom:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "clone_adom": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "clone_adom_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

clone_adom stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Fortimanager — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about clone_adom

What does the clone_adom tool do? +

clone_adom. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Fortimanager MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on clone_adom? +

Register the Fortimanager MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for clone_adom: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Fortimanager. Nothing to install.

What risk level is clone_adom? +

clone_adom is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit clone_adom? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the clone_adom rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block clone_adom completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for clone_adom. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides clone_adom? +

clone_adom is provided by the Fortimanager MCP server (jmpijll/fortimanager-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Fortimanager tool call.

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