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Snyk test report

September 28th 2025, 12:24:38 am (UTC+00:00)

Scanned the following path:
  • /argo-cd/manifests/namespace-install.yaml (Kubernetes)
43 total issues
Project manifests/namespace-install.yaml
Path /argo-cd/manifests/namespace-install.yaml
Project Type Kubernetes

Role or ClusterRole with dangerous permissions

medium severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-47
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 7] rules[0] resources
  • Line number: 77

Impact

Using this role grants dangerous permissions. For a ClusterRole this would be considered high severity.

Remediation

Consider removing these permissions


Role or ClusterRole with dangerous permissions

medium severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-47
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 8] rules[4] resources
  • Line number: 165

Impact

Using this role grants dangerous permissions. For a ClusterRole this would be considered high severity.

Remediation

Consider removing these permissions


Role or ClusterRole with dangerous permissions

medium severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-47
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 9] rules[0] resources
  • Line number: 200

Impact

Using this role grants dangerous permissions. For a ClusterRole this would be considered high severity.

Remediation

Consider removing these permissions


Role or ClusterRole with dangerous permissions

medium severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-47
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 10] rules[1] resources
  • Line number: 230

Impact

Using this role grants dangerous permissions. For a ClusterRole this would be considered high severity.

Remediation

Consider removing these permissions


Role or ClusterRole with dangerous permissions

medium severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-47
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 10] rules[3] resources
  • Line number: 248

Impact

Using this role grants dangerous permissions. For a ClusterRole this would be considered high severity.

Remediation

Consider removing these permissions


Role or ClusterRole with dangerous permissions

medium severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-47
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 11] rules[0] resources
  • Line number: 266

Impact

Using this role grants dangerous permissions. For a ClusterRole this would be considered high severity.

Remediation

Consider removing these permissions


Role or ClusterRole with dangerous permissions

medium severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-47
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 12] rules[0] resources
  • Line number: 288

Impact

Using this role grants dangerous permissions. For a ClusterRole this would be considered high severity.

Remediation

Consider removing these permissions


Container could be running with outdated image

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-42
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 39] spec template spec initContainers[secret-init] imagePullPolicy
  • Line number: 1288

Impact

The container may run with outdated or unauthorized image

Remediation

Set `imagePullPolicy` attribute to `Always`


Container could be running with outdated image

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-42
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 40] spec template spec initContainers[copyutil] imagePullPolicy
  • Line number: 1625

Impact

The container may run with outdated or unauthorized image

Remediation

Set `imagePullPolicy` attribute to `Always`


Container has no CPU limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-5
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 36] input spec template spec containers[argocd-applicationset-controller] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 777

Impact

CPU limits can prevent containers from consuming valuable compute time for no benefit (e.g. inefficient code) that might lead to unnecessary costs. It is advisable to also configure CPU requests to ensure application stability.

Remediation

Add `resources.limits.cpu` field with required CPU limit value


Container has no CPU limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-5
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 37] input spec template spec initContainers[copyutil] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 1084

Impact

CPU limits can prevent containers from consuming valuable compute time for no benefit (e.g. inefficient code) that might lead to unnecessary costs. It is advisable to also configure CPU requests to ensure application stability.

Remediation

Add `resources.limits.cpu` field with required CPU limit value


Container has no CPU limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-5
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 37] input spec template spec containers[dex] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 1032

Impact

CPU limits can prevent containers from consuming valuable compute time for no benefit (e.g. inefficient code) that might lead to unnecessary costs. It is advisable to also configure CPU requests to ensure application stability.

Remediation

Add `resources.limits.cpu` field with required CPU limit value


Container has no CPU limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-5
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 38] input spec template spec containers[argocd-notifications-controller] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 1146

Impact

CPU limits can prevent containers from consuming valuable compute time for no benefit (e.g. inefficient code) that might lead to unnecessary costs. It is advisable to also configure CPU requests to ensure application stability.

Remediation

Add `resources.limits.cpu` field with required CPU limit value


Container has no CPU limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-5
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 39] input spec template spec containers[redis] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 1259

Impact

CPU limits can prevent containers from consuming valuable compute time for no benefit (e.g. inefficient code) that might lead to unnecessary costs. It is advisable to also configure CPU requests to ensure application stability.

Remediation

Add `resources.limits.cpu` field with required CPU limit value


Container has no CPU limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-5
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 39] input spec template spec initContainers[secret-init] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 1283

Impact

CPU limits can prevent containers from consuming valuable compute time for no benefit (e.g. inefficient code) that might lead to unnecessary costs. It is advisable to also configure CPU requests to ensure application stability.

Remediation

Add `resources.limits.cpu` field with required CPU limit value


Container has no CPU limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-5
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 40] input spec template spec initContainers[copyutil] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 1625

Impact

CPU limits can prevent containers from consuming valuable compute time for no benefit (e.g. inefficient code) that might lead to unnecessary costs. It is advisable to also configure CPU requests to ensure application stability.

Remediation

Add `resources.limits.cpu` field with required CPU limit value


Container has no CPU limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-5
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 40] input spec template spec containers[argocd-repo-server] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 1342

Impact

CPU limits can prevent containers from consuming valuable compute time for no benefit (e.g. inefficient code) that might lead to unnecessary costs. It is advisable to also configure CPU requests to ensure application stability.

Remediation

Add `resources.limits.cpu` field with required CPU limit value


Container has no CPU limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-5
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 41] input spec template spec containers[argocd-server] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 1713

Impact

CPU limits can prevent containers from consuming valuable compute time for no benefit (e.g. inefficient code) that might lead to unnecessary costs. It is advisable to also configure CPU requests to ensure application stability.

Remediation

Add `resources.limits.cpu` field with required CPU limit value


Container has no CPU limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-5
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 42] input spec template spec containers[argocd-application-controller] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 2123

Impact

CPU limits can prevent containers from consuming valuable compute time for no benefit (e.g. inefficient code) that might lead to unnecessary costs. It is advisable to also configure CPU requests to ensure application stability.

Remediation

Add `resources.limits.cpu` field with required CPU limit value


Container is running with multiple open ports

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-36
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 37] spec template spec containers[dex] ports
  • Line number: 1064

Impact

Increases the attack surface of the application and the container.

Remediation

Reduce `ports` count to 2


Container is running without liveness probe

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-41
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 36] spec template spec containers[argocd-applicationset-controller] livenessProbe
  • Line number: 777

Impact

Kubernetes will not be able to detect if application is able to service requests, and will not restart unhealthy pods

Remediation

Add `livenessProbe` attribute


Container is running without liveness probe

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-41
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 37] spec template spec containers[dex] livenessProbe
  • Line number: 1032

Impact

Kubernetes will not be able to detect if application is able to service requests, and will not restart unhealthy pods

Remediation

Add `livenessProbe` attribute


Container is running without liveness probe

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-41
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 39] spec template spec containers[redis] livenessProbe
  • Line number: 1259

Impact

Kubernetes will not be able to detect if application is able to service requests, and will not restart unhealthy pods

Remediation

Add `livenessProbe` attribute


Container is running without memory limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-4
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 36] input spec template spec containers[argocd-applicationset-controller] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 777

Impact

Containers without memory limits are more likely to be terminated when the node runs out of memory

Remediation

Set `resources.limits.memory` value


Container is running without memory limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-4
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 37] input spec template spec containers[dex] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 1032

Impact

Containers without memory limits are more likely to be terminated when the node runs out of memory

Remediation

Set `resources.limits.memory` value


Container is running without memory limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-4
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 37] input spec template spec initContainers[copyutil] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 1084

Impact

Containers without memory limits are more likely to be terminated when the node runs out of memory

Remediation

Set `resources.limits.memory` value


Container is running without memory limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-4
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 38] input spec template spec containers[argocd-notifications-controller] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 1146

Impact

Containers without memory limits are more likely to be terminated when the node runs out of memory

Remediation

Set `resources.limits.memory` value


Container is running without memory limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-4
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 39] input spec template spec containers[redis] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 1259

Impact

Containers without memory limits are more likely to be terminated when the node runs out of memory

Remediation

Set `resources.limits.memory` value


Container is running without memory limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-4
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 39] input spec template spec initContainers[secret-init] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 1283

Impact

Containers without memory limits are more likely to be terminated when the node runs out of memory

Remediation

Set `resources.limits.memory` value


Container is running without memory limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-4
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 40] input spec template spec initContainers[copyutil] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 1625

Impact

Containers without memory limits are more likely to be terminated when the node runs out of memory

Remediation

Set `resources.limits.memory` value


Container is running without memory limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-4
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 40] input spec template spec containers[argocd-repo-server] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 1342

Impact

Containers without memory limits are more likely to be terminated when the node runs out of memory

Remediation

Set `resources.limits.memory` value


Container is running without memory limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-4
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 41] input spec template spec containers[argocd-server] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 1713

Impact

Containers without memory limits are more likely to be terminated when the node runs out of memory

Remediation

Set `resources.limits.memory` value


Container is running without memory limit

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-4
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 42] input spec template spec containers[argocd-application-controller] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 2123

Impact

Containers without memory limits are more likely to be terminated when the node runs out of memory

Remediation

Set `resources.limits.memory` value


Container's or Pod's UID could clash with host's UID

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-11
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 36] input spec template spec containers[argocd-applicationset-controller] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 954

Impact

UID of the container processes could clash with host's UIDs and lead to unintentional authorization bypass

Remediation

Set `securityContext.runAsUser` value to greater or equal than 10'000. SecurityContext can be set on both `pod` and `container` level. If both are set, then the container level takes precedence


Container's or Pod's UID could clash with host's UID

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-11
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 37] input spec template spec initContainers[copyutil] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 1092

Impact

UID of the container processes could clash with host's UIDs and lead to unintentional authorization bypass

Remediation

Set `securityContext.runAsUser` value to greater or equal than 10'000. SecurityContext can be set on both `pod` and `container` level. If both are set, then the container level takes precedence


Container's or Pod's UID could clash with host's UID

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-11
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 37] input spec template spec containers[dex] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 1067

Impact

UID of the container processes could clash with host's UIDs and lead to unintentional authorization bypass

Remediation

Set `securityContext.runAsUser` value to greater or equal than 10'000. SecurityContext can be set on both `pod` and `container` level. If both are set, then the container level takes precedence


Container's or Pod's UID could clash with host's UID

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-11
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 38] input spec template spec containers[argocd-notifications-controller] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 1191

Impact

UID of the container processes could clash with host's UIDs and lead to unintentional authorization bypass

Remediation

Set `securityContext.runAsUser` value to greater or equal than 10'000. SecurityContext can be set on both `pod` and `container` level. If both are set, then the container level takes precedence


Container's or Pod's UID could clash with host's UID

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-11
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 39] input spec template spec containers[redis] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 1276

Impact

UID of the container processes could clash with host's UIDs and lead to unintentional authorization bypass

Remediation

Set `securityContext.runAsUser` value to greater or equal than 10'000. SecurityContext can be set on both `pod` and `container` level. If both are set, then the container level takes precedence


Container's or Pod's UID could clash with host's UID

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-11
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 39] input spec template spec initContainers[secret-init] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 1290

Impact

UID of the container processes could clash with host's UIDs and lead to unintentional authorization bypass

Remediation

Set `securityContext.runAsUser` value to greater or equal than 10'000. SecurityContext can be set on both `pod` and `container` level. If both are set, then the container level takes precedence


Container's or Pod's UID could clash with host's UID

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-11
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 40] input spec template spec initContainers[copyutil] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 1633

Impact

UID of the container processes could clash with host's UIDs and lead to unintentional authorization bypass

Remediation

Set `securityContext.runAsUser` value to greater or equal than 10'000. SecurityContext can be set on both `pod` and `container` level. If both are set, then the container level takes precedence


Container's or Pod's UID could clash with host's UID

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-11
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 40] input spec template spec containers[argocd-repo-server] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 1598

Impact

UID of the container processes could clash with host's UIDs and lead to unintentional authorization bypass

Remediation

Set `securityContext.runAsUser` value to greater or equal than 10'000. SecurityContext can be set on both `pod` and `container` level. If both are set, then the container level takes precedence


Container's or Pod's UID could clash with host's UID

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-11
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 41] input spec template spec containers[argocd-server] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 2022

Impact

UID of the container processes could clash with host's UIDs and lead to unintentional authorization bypass

Remediation

Set `securityContext.runAsUser` value to greater or equal than 10'000. SecurityContext can be set on both `pod` and `container` level. If both are set, then the container level takes precedence


Container's or Pod's UID could clash with host's UID

low severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-11
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 42] input spec template spec containers[argocd-application-controller] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 2398

Impact

UID of the container processes could clash with host's UIDs and lead to unintentional authorization bypass

Remediation

Set `securityContext.runAsUser` value to greater or equal than 10'000. SecurityContext can be set on both `pod` and `container` level. If both are set, then the container level takes precedence