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Snyk test report

February 22nd 2026, 12:30:44 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[4] resources
  • Line number: 30947

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: 30632

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: 30720

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: 30755

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: 30785

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: 30803

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: 30821

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: 30843

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: 32098

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: 32453

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: 31530

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: 31894

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: 31842

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: 31956

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: 32069

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: 32093

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: 32453

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: 32152

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: 32548

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: 33006

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: 31874

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: 31530

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: 31842

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: 32069

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: 31530

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: 31842

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: 31894

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: 31956

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: 32069

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: 32093

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: 32453

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: 32152

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: 32548

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: 33006

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: 31755

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: 31902

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: 31877

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: 32001

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: 32086

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: 32100

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: 32461

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: 32426

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: 32905

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: 33329

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