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K8S-012Low severity-4 points

Writable root filesystem

Part of Security, which counts for 30% of the overall score. When this check fires it deducts 4 points from that category, once per scan, no matter how many places it turns up.

What it detects

securityContext.readOnlyRootFilesystem: false leaves the container root filesystem writable, so an attacker can drop tools or modify binaries.

Why it matters

readOnlyRootFilesystem: false leaves the container root filesystem writable. An attacker who lands in the container can then drop tools, modify binaries, or persist between restarts. A read-only root filesystem forces writes into named volumes you control and makes tampering obvious. This is a defense-in-depth setting, so the finding is low severity.

How to fix it

Set readOnlyRootFilesystem: true and mount an emptyDir volume for each path the application legitimately writes to (often /tmp, a cache, or a run directory). Start the app, watch for read-only filesystem errors, and add a volume for each one until it runs cleanly.

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