Same issue in 5.x ?
Not only by CLI/cron

My workaround : https://gitlab.com/SondagesPro/managament/responseListAndManage/-/blob/master/responseListAndManage.php#L1062

        /* Hack action id to set to remotecontrol */
        $action = new stdClass();
        $action->id ='remotecontrol';
        Yii::app()->controller->__set('action',$action);
        /* Export as display */
        if (version_compare(Yii::app()->getConfig('versionnumber'),"3.17.14",">=")) {
            $oExport->exportResponses($surveyId,$language, $exportType,$oFormattingOptions, $sFilter);
        } else {
            $oExport->exportSurvey($surveyId,$language, $exportType,$oFormattingOptions, $sFilter);
        }
        Yii::app()->end();

Long Term Solution: Review that IF statement. Not sure if action should be checked inside of that SurveyDao class.

Clearly not !

Can we inject the action instead? Or is this too early in the stack for controller action to be set?

When we tried Denis recipe we got we couldn't set properties that doesn't exist.
Will review a bit more.

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Nope, we would need to update application/core/ConsoleApplication.php

Does the LSYii controller have an action property?

Sorry to hear it don't work for Cron.

Real solution : don't use App()->getController()->action

1. Why this test was added ?
2. This mean csv file export by remote control are not the same than GUI ?

I supspect a quick fix due to broken remote control export.

Does the LSYii controller have an action property?

Actually is on CController.php
@property CAction $action The action currently being executed, null if no active action.

Related : 17951: Direct request is not default in cron action anymore ? https://bugs.limesurvey.org/view.php?id=17951

PR for LTS: https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/pull/2417

Master PR: https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/pull/2419

Fix committed to master branch: http://bugs.limesurvey.org/plugin.php?page=Source/view&id=33487

Fix committed to 3.x-LTS branch: http://bugs.limesurvey.org/plugin.php?page=Source/view&id=33488

Fixed in Release 5.3.15+220519