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Snyk test report

March 9th 2025, 12:19:23 am (UTC+00:00)

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

Role or ClusterRole with dangerous permissions

high severity

  • Public ID: SNYK-CC-K8S-47
  • Introduced through: [DocId: 17] rules[5] resources
  • Line number: 24284

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[0] resources
  • Line number: 23964

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[4] resources
  • Line number: 24052

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: 24080

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: 13] rules[1] resources
  • Line number: 24110

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: 13] rules[3] resources
  • Line number: 24128

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: 14] rules[0] resources
  • Line number: 24146

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: 15] rules[0] resources
  • Line number: 24168

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: 48] spec template spec initContainers[secret-init] imagePullPolicy
  • Line number: 25276

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: 49] spec template spec initContainers[copyutil] imagePullPolicy
  • Line number: 25595

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: 45] input spec template spec containers[argocd-applicationset-controller] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 24777

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: 46] input spec template spec initContainers[copyutil] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 25072

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: 46] input spec template spec containers[dex] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 25020

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: 47] input spec template spec containers[argocd-notifications-controller] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 25134

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: 48] input spec template spec containers[redis] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 25247

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: 48] input spec template spec initContainers[secret-init] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 25271

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: 49] input spec template spec initContainers[copyutil] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 25595

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: 49] input spec template spec containers[argocd-repo-server] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 25330

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: 50] input spec template spec containers[argocd-server] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 25682

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: 51] input spec template spec containers[argocd-application-controller] resources limits cpu
  • Line number: 26092

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: 46] spec template spec containers[dex] ports
  • Line number: 25052

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: 45] spec template spec containers[argocd-applicationset-controller] livenessProbe
  • Line number: 24777

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: 46] spec template spec containers[dex] livenessProbe
  • Line number: 25020

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: 48] spec template spec containers[redis] livenessProbe
  • Line number: 25247

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: 45] input spec template spec containers[argocd-applicationset-controller] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 24777

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: 46] input spec template spec containers[dex] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 25020

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: 46] input spec template spec initContainers[copyutil] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 25072

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: 47] input spec template spec containers[argocd-notifications-controller] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 25134

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: 48] input spec template spec containers[redis] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 25247

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: 48] input spec template spec initContainers[secret-init] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 25271

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: 49] input spec template spec initContainers[copyutil] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 25595

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: 49] input spec template spec containers[argocd-repo-server] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 25330

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: 50] input spec template spec containers[argocd-server] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 25682

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: 51] input spec template spec containers[argocd-application-controller] resources limits memory
  • Line number: 26092

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: 45] input spec template spec containers[argocd-applicationset-controller] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 24942

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: 46] input spec template spec initContainers[copyutil] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 25080

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: 46] input spec template spec containers[dex] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 25055

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: 47] input spec template spec containers[argocd-notifications-controller] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 25179

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: 48] input spec template spec containers[redis] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 25264

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: 48] input spec template spec initContainers[secret-init] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 25278

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: 49] input spec template spec initContainers[copyutil] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 25602

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: 49] input spec template spec containers[argocd-repo-server] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 25568

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: 50] input spec template spec containers[argocd-server] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 25991

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: 51] input spec template spec containers[argocd-application-controller] securityContext runAsUser
  • Line number: 26349

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