multiarch build

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           context: .
-          # platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}

Dockerfile

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ USER 65532:65532
 
 # Environment variables for nuclei
 ENV NUCLEI_TEMPLATES_PATH=/nuclei-templates
+ENV NUCLEI_BINARY_PATH=/usr/local/bin/nuclei
 ENV HOME=/home/nonroot
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/manager"]

api/v1alpha1/nucleiscan_types.go

@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ type JobReference struct {
 	// Name of the Job
 	Name string `json:"name"`
 
+	// Namespace of the Job (may differ from NucleiScan namespace)
+	Namespace string `json:"namespace"`
+
 	// UID of the Job
 	UID string `json:"uid"`
 

charts/nuclei-operator/templates/crds/nucleiscan-crd.yaml

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ metadata:
   annotations:
     controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: nucleiscans.nuclei.homelab.mortenolsen.pro
-  labels:
-    {{- include "nuclei-operator.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
   group: nuclei.homelab.mortenolsen.pro
   names:
@@ -14,310 +12,456 @@ spec:
     listKind: NucleiScanList
     plural: nucleiscans
     shortNames:
-      - ns
+    - ns
-      - nscan
+    - nscan
     singular: nucleiscan
   scope: Namespaced
   versions:
-    - additionalPrinterColumns:
+  - additionalPrinterColumns:
-        - jsonPath: .status.phase
+    - jsonPath: .status.phase
-          name: Phase
+      name: Phase
-          type: string
+      type: string
-        - jsonPath: .status.summary.totalFindings
+    - jsonPath: .status.summary.totalFindings
-          name: Findings
+      name: Findings
-          type: integer
+      type: integer
-        - jsonPath: .spec.sourceRef.kind
+    - jsonPath: .spec.sourceRef.kind
-          name: Source
+      name: Source
-          type: string
+      type: string
-        - jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
+    - jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
-          name: Age
+      name: Age
-          type: date
+      type: date
-      name: v1alpha1
+    name: v1alpha1
-      schema:
+    schema:
-        openAPIV3Schema:
+      openAPIV3Schema:
-          description: NucleiScan is the Schema for the nucleiscans API
+        description: NucleiScan is the Schema for the nucleiscans API
-          properties:
+        properties:
-            apiVersion:
+          apiVersion:
-              description: |-
+            description: |-
-                APIVersion defines the versioned schema of this representation of an object.
+              APIVersion defines the versioned schema of this representation of an object.
-                Servers should convert recognized schemas to the latest internal value, and
+              Servers should convert recognized schemas to the latest internal value, and
-                may reject unrecognized values.
+              may reject unrecognized values.
-                More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#resources
+              More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#resources
-              type: string
+            type: string
-            kind:
+          kind:
-              description: |-
+            description: |-
-                Kind is a string value representing the REST resource this object represents.
+              Kind is a string value representing the REST resource this object represents.
-                Servers may infer this from the endpoint the client submits requests to.
+              Servers may infer this from the endpoint the client submits requests to.
-                Cannot be updated.
+              Cannot be updated.
-                In CamelCase.
+              In CamelCase.
-                More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds
+              More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds
-              type: string
+            type: string
-            metadata:
+          metadata:
-              type: object
+            type: object
-            spec:
+          spec:
-              description: NucleiScanSpec defines the desired state of NucleiScan
+            description: NucleiScanSpec defines the desired state of NucleiScan
-              properties:
+            properties:
-                schedule:
+              scannerConfig:
-                  description: |-
+                description: ScannerConfig allows overriding scanner settings for
-                    Schedule for periodic rescanning in cron format
+                  this scan
-                    If empty, scan runs once
+                properties:
-                  type: string
+                  image:
-                severity:
+                    description: Image overrides the default scanner image
-                  description: Severity filters scan results by severity level
-                  items:
                     type: string
-                  type: array
+                  nodeSelector:
-                sourceRef:
+                    additionalProperties:
-                  description:
-                    SourceRef references the Ingress or VirtualService being
-                    scanned
-                  properties:
-                    apiVersion:
-                      description: APIVersion of the source resource
                       type: string
-                    kind:
+                    description: NodeSelector for scanner pod scheduling
-                      description: Kind of the source resource - Ingress or VirtualService
-                      enum:
-                        - Ingress
-                        - VirtualService
-                      type: string
-                    name:
-                      description: Name of the source resource
-                      type: string
-                    namespace:
-                      description: Namespace of the source resource
-                      type: string
-                    uid:
-                      description: UID of the source resource for owner reference
-                      type: string
-                  required:
-                    - apiVersion
-                    - kind
-                    - name
-                    - namespace
-                    - uid
-                  type: object
-                suspend:
-                  description: Suspend prevents scheduled scans from running
-                  type: boolean
-                targets:
-                  description:
-                    Targets is the list of URLs to scan, extracted from the
-                    source resource
-                  items:
-                    type: string
-                  minItems: 1
-                  type: array
-                templates:
-                  description: |-
-                    Templates specifies which Nuclei templates to use
-                    If empty, uses default templates
-                  items:
-                    type: string
-                  type: array
-              required:
-                - sourceRef
-                - targets
-              type: object
-            status:
-              description: NucleiScanStatus defines the observed state of NucleiScan
-              properties:
-                completionTime:
-                  description: CompletionTime is when the last scan completed
-                  format: date-time
-                  type: string
-                conditions:
-                  description: Conditions represent the latest available observations
-                  items:
-                    description:
-                      Condition contains details for one aspect of the current
-                      state of this API Resource.
-                    properties:
-                      lastTransitionTime:
-                        description: |-
-                          lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
-                          This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
-                        format: date-time
-                        type: string
-                      message:
-                        description: |-
-                          message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
-                          This may be an empty string.
-                        maxLength: 32768
-                        type: string
-                      observedGeneration:
-                        description: |-
-                          observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
-                          For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
-                          with respect to the current state of the instance.
-                        format: int64
-                        minimum: 0
-                        type: integer
-                      reason:
-                        description: |-
-                          reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
-                          Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
-                          and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
-                          The value should be a CamelCase string.
-                          This field may not be empty.
-                        maxLength: 1024
-                        minLength: 1
-                        pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
-                        type: string
-                      status:
-                        description: status of the condition, one of True, False, Unknown.
-                        enum:
-                          - "True"
-                          - "False"
-                          - Unknown
-                        type: string
-                      type:
-                        description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
-                        maxLength: 316
-                        pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
-                        type: string
-                    required:
-                      - lastTransitionTime
-                      - message
-                      - reason
-                      - status
-                      - type
                     type: object
-                  type: array
+                  resources:
-                  x-kubernetes-list-map-keys:
+                    description: Resources defines resource requirements for the scanner
-                    - type
+                      pod
-                  x-kubernetes-list-type: map
-                findings:
-                  description: |-
-                    Findings contains the array of scan results from Nuclei JSONL output
-                    Each element is a parsed JSON object from Nuclei output
-                  items:
-                    description: Finding represents a single Nuclei scan finding
                     properties:
-                      description:
+                      claims:
-                        description: Description provides details about the finding
+                        description: |-
-                        type: string
+                          Claims lists the names of resources, defined in spec.resourceClaims,
-                      extractedResults:
+                          that are used by this container.
-                        description:
+
-                          ExtractedResults contains any data extracted by
+                          This field depends on the
-                          the template
+                          DynamicResourceAllocation feature gate.
+
+                          This field is immutable. It can only be set for containers.
                         items:
-                          type: string
+                          description: ResourceClaim references one entry in PodSpec.ResourceClaims.
+                          properties:
+                            name:
+                              description: |-
+                                Name must match the name of one entry in pod.spec.resourceClaims of
+                                the Pod where this field is used. It makes that resource available
+                                inside a container.
+                              type: string
+                            request:
+                              description: |-
+                                Request is the name chosen for a request in the referenced claim.
+                                If empty, everything from the claim is made available, otherwise
+                                only the result of this request.
+                              type: string
+                          required:
+                          - name
+                          type: object
                         type: array
-                      host:
+                        x-kubernetes-list-map-keys:
-                        description: Host that was scanned
+                        - name
-                        type: string
+                        x-kubernetes-list-type: map
-                      matchedAt:
+                      limits:
-                        description:
+                        additionalProperties:
-                          MatchedAt is the specific URL or endpoint where
+                          anyOf:
-                          the issue was found
+                          - type: integer
-                        type: string
+                          - type: string
-                      metadata:
+                          pattern: ^(\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))(([KMGTPE]i)|[numkMGTPE]|([eE](\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))))?$
-                        description: Metadata contains additional template metadata
+                          x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
+                        description: |-
+                          Limits describes the maximum amount of compute resources allowed.
+                          More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/
+                        type: object
+                      requests:
+                        additionalProperties:
+                          anyOf:
+                          - type: integer
+                          - type: string
+                          pattern: ^(\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))(([KMGTPE]i)|[numkMGTPE]|([eE](\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))))?$
+                          x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
+                        description: |-
+                          Requests describes the minimum amount of compute resources required.
+                          If Requests is omitted for a container, it defaults to Limits if that is explicitly specified,
+                          otherwise to an implementation-defined value. Requests cannot exceed Limits.
+                          More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/
                         type: object
-                        x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields: true
-                      reference:
-                        description:
-                          Reference contains URLs to additional information
-                          about the finding
-                        items:
-                          type: string
-                        type: array
-                      severity:
-                        description: Severity of the finding
-                        type: string
-                      tags:
-                        description: Tags associated with the finding
-                        items:
-                          type: string
-                        type: array
-                      templateId:
-                        description: TemplateID is the Nuclei template identifier
-                        type: string
-                      templateName:
-                        description: TemplateName is the human-readable template name
-                        type: string
-                      timestamp:
-                        description: Timestamp when the finding was discovered
-                        format: date-time
-                        type: string
-                      type:
-                        description: Type of the finding - http, dns, ssl, etc.
-                        type: string
-                    required:
-                      - host
-                      - severity
-                      - templateId
-                      - timestamp
                     type: object
-                  type: array
+                  templateURLs:
-                lastError:
+                    description: TemplateURLs specifies additional template repositories
-                  description: LastError contains the error message if the scan failed
+                      to clone
-                  type: string
+                    items:
-                lastRetryTime:
+                      type: string
-                  description:
+                    type: array
-                    LastRetryTime is when the last availability check retry
+                  timeout:
-                    occurred
+                    description: Timeout overrides the default scan timeout
-                  format: date-time
+                    type: string
-                  type: string
+                  tolerations:
-                lastScanTime:
+                    description: Tolerations for scanner pod scheduling
-                  description: LastScanTime is when the last scan was initiated
+                    items:
-                  format: date-time
+                      description: |-
-                  type: string
+                        The pod this Toleration is attached to tolerates any taint that matches
-                nextScheduledTime:
+                        the triple <key,value,effect> using the matching operator <operator>.
-                  description:
+                      properties:
-                    NextScheduledTime is when the next scheduled scan will
+                        effect:
-                    run
+                          description: |-
-                  format: date-time
+                            Effect indicates the taint effect to match. Empty means match all taint effects.
-                  type: string
+                            When specified, allowed values are NoSchedule, PreferNoSchedule and NoExecute.
-                observedGeneration:
+                          type: string
-                  description:
+                        key:
-                    ObservedGeneration is the generation observed by the
+                          description: |-
-                    controller
+                            Key is the taint key that the toleration applies to. Empty means match all taint keys.
-                  format: int64
+                            If the key is empty, operator must be Exists; this combination means to match all values and all keys.
-                  type: integer
+                          type: string
-                phase:
+                        operator:
-                  description: Phase represents the current scan phase
+                          description: |-
-                  enum:
+                            Operator represents a key's relationship to the value.
-                    - Pending
+                            Valid operators are Exists and Equal. Defaults to Equal.
-                    - Running
+                            Exists is equivalent to wildcard for value, so that a pod can
-                    - Completed
+                            tolerate all taints of a particular category.
-                    - Failed
+                          type: string
-                  type: string
+                        tolerationSeconds:
-                retryCount:
+                          description: |-
-                  description: |-
+                            TolerationSeconds represents the period of time the toleration (which must be
-                    RetryCount tracks the number of consecutive availability check retries
+                            of effect NoExecute, otherwise this field is ignored) tolerates the taint. By default,
-                    Used for exponential backoff when waiting for targets
+                            it is not set, which means tolerate the taint forever (do not evict). Zero and
-                  type: integer
+                            negative values will be treated as 0 (evict immediately) by the system.
-                summary:
+                          format: int64
-                  description: Summary provides aggregated scan statistics
+                          type: integer
-                  properties:
+                        value:
-                    durationSeconds:
+                          description: |-
-                      description: DurationSeconds is the duration of the scan in seconds
+                            Value is the taint value the toleration matches to.
-                      format: int64
+                            If the operator is Exists, the value should be empty, otherwise just a regular string.
-                      type: integer
+                          type: string
-                    findingsBySeverity:
-                      additionalProperties:
-                        type: integer
-                      description:
-                        FindingsBySeverity breaks down findings by severity
-                        level
                       type: object
-                    targetsScanned:
+                    type: array
-                      description:
+                type: object
-                        TargetsScanned is the number of targets that were
+              schedule:
-                        scanned
+                description: |-
-                      type: integer
+                  Schedule for periodic rescanning in cron format
-                    totalFindings:
+                  If empty, scan runs once
-                      description: TotalFindings is the total number of findings
+                type: string
+              severity:
+                description: Severity filters scan results by severity level
+                enum:
+                - info
+                - low
+                - medium
+                - high
+                - critical
+                items:
+                  type: string
+                type: array
+              sourceRef:
+                description: SourceRef references the Ingress or VirtualService being
+                  scanned
+                properties:
+                  apiVersion:
+                    description: APIVersion of the source resource
+                    type: string
+                  kind:
+                    description: Kind of the source resource - Ingress or VirtualService
+                    enum:
+                    - Ingress
+                    - VirtualService
+                    type: string
+                  name:
+                    description: Name of the source resource
+                    type: string
+                  namespace:
+                    description: Namespace of the source resource
+                    type: string
+                  uid:
+                    description: UID of the source resource for owner reference
+                    type: string
+                required:
+                - apiVersion
+                - kind
+                - name
+                - namespace
+                - uid
+                type: object
+              suspend:
+                description: Suspend prevents scheduled scans from running
+                type: boolean
+              targets:
+                description: Targets is the list of URLs to scan, extracted from the
+                  source resource
+                items:
+                  type: string
+                minItems: 1
+                type: array
+              templates:
+                description: |-
+                  Templates specifies which Nuclei templates to use
+                  If empty, uses default templates
+                items:
+                  type: string
+                type: array
+            required:
+            - sourceRef
+            - targets
+            type: object
+          status:
+            description: NucleiScanStatus defines the observed state of NucleiScan
+            properties:
+              completionTime:
+                description: CompletionTime is when the last scan completed
+                format: date-time
+                type: string
+              conditions:
+                description: Conditions represent the latest available observations
+                items:
+                  description: Condition contains details for one aspect of the current
+                    state of this API Resource.
+                  properties:
+                    lastTransitionTime:
+                      description: |-
+                        lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
+                        This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
+                      format: date-time
+                      type: string
+                    message:
+                      description: |-
+                        message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
+                        This may be an empty string.
+                      maxLength: 32768
+                      type: string
+                    observedGeneration:
+                      description: |-
+                        observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
+                        For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
+                        with respect to the current state of the instance.
+                      format: int64
+                      minimum: 0
                       type: integer
+                    reason:
+                      description: |-
+                        reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
+                        Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
+                        and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
+                        The value should be a CamelCase string.
+                        This field may not be empty.
+                      maxLength: 1024
+                      minLength: 1
+                      pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
+                      type: string
+                    status:
+                      description: status of the condition, one of True, False, Unknown.
+                      enum:
+                      - "True"
+                      - "False"
+                      - Unknown
+                      type: string
+                    type:
+                      description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
+                      maxLength: 316
+                      pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
+                      type: string
                   required:
-                    - targetsScanned
+                  - lastTransitionTime
-                    - totalFindings
+                  - message
+                  - reason
+                  - status
+                  - type
                   type: object
-              type: object
+                type: array
-          type: object
+                x-kubernetes-list-map-keys:
-      served: true
+                - type
-      storage: true
+                x-kubernetes-list-type: map
-      subresources:
+              findings:
-        status: {}
+                description: |-
+                  Findings contains the array of scan results from Nuclei JSONL output
+                  Each element is a parsed JSON object from Nuclei output
+                items:
+                  description: Finding represents a single Nuclei scan finding
+                  properties:
+                    description:
+                      description: Description provides details about the finding
+                      type: string
+                    extractedResults:
+                      description: ExtractedResults contains any data extracted by
+                        the template
+                      items:
+                        type: string
+                      type: array
+                    host:
+                      description: Host that was scanned
+                      type: string
+                    matchedAt:
+                      description: MatchedAt is the specific URL or endpoint where
+                        the issue was found
+                      type: string
+                    metadata:
+                      description: Metadata contains additional template metadata
+                      type: object
+                      x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields: true
+                    reference:
+                      description: Reference contains URLs to additional information
+                        about the finding
+                      items:
+                        type: string
+                      type: array
+                    severity:
+                      description: Severity of the finding
+                      type: string
+                    tags:
+                      description: Tags associated with the finding
+                      items:
+                        type: string
+                      type: array
+                    templateId:
+                      description: TemplateID is the Nuclei template identifier
+                      type: string
+                    templateName:
+                      description: TemplateName is the human-readable template name
+                      type: string
+                    timestamp:
+                      description: Timestamp when the finding was discovered
+                      format: date-time
+                      type: string
+                    type:
+                      description: Type of the finding - http, dns, ssl, etc.
+                      type: string
+                  required:
+                  - host
+                  - severity
+                  - templateId
+                  - timestamp
+                  type: object
+                type: array
+              jobRef:
+                description: JobRef references the current or last scanner job
+                properties:
+                  name:
+                    description: Name of the Job
+                    type: string
+                  namespace:
+                    description: Namespace of the Job (may differ from NucleiScan
+                      namespace)
+                    type: string
+                  podName:
+                    description: PodName is the name of the scanner pod (for log retrieval)
+                    type: string
+                  startTime:
+                    description: StartTime when the job was created
+                    format: date-time
+                    type: string
+                  uid:
+                    description: UID of the Job
+                    type: string
+                required:
+                - name
+                - namespace
+                - uid
+                type: object
+              lastError:
+                description: LastError contains the error message if the scan failed
+                type: string
+              lastRetryTime:
+                description: LastRetryTime is when the last availability check retry
+                  occurred
+                format: date-time
+                type: string
+              lastScanTime:
+                description: LastScanTime is when the last scan was initiated
+                format: date-time
+                type: string
+              nextScheduledTime:
+                description: NextScheduledTime is when the next scheduled scan will
+                  run
+                format: date-time
+                type: string
+              observedGeneration:
+                description: ObservedGeneration is the generation observed by the
+                  controller
+                format: int64
+                type: integer
+              phase:
+                description: Phase represents the current scan phase
+                enum:
+                - Pending
+                - Running
+                - Completed
+                - Failed
+                type: string
+              retryCount:
+                description: |-
+                  RetryCount tracks the number of consecutive availability check retries
+                  Used for exponential backoff when waiting for targets
+                type: integer
+              scanStartTime:
+                description: ScanStartTime is when the scanner pod actually started
+                  scanning
+                format: date-time
+                type: string
+              summary:
+                description: Summary provides aggregated scan statistics
+                properties:
+                  durationSeconds:
+                    description: DurationSeconds is the duration of the scan in seconds
+                    format: int64
+                    type: integer
+                  findingsBySeverity:
+                    additionalProperties:
+                      type: integer
+                    description: FindingsBySeverity breaks down findings by severity
+                      level
+                    type: object
+                  targetsScanned:
+                    description: TargetsScanned is the number of targets that were
+                      scanned
+                    type: integer
+                  totalFindings:
+                    description: TotalFindings is the total number of findings
+                    type: integer
+                required:
+                - targetsScanned
+                - totalFindings
+                type: object
+            type: object
+        type: object
+    served: true
+    storage: true
+    subresources:
+      status: {}

charts/nuclei-operator/templates/deployment.yaml

@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ spec:
           value: {{ .Values.scanner.ttlAfterFinished | quote }}
         - name: SCANNER_SERVICE_ACCOUNT
           value: {{ include "nuclei-operator.fullname" . }}-scanner
+        - name: OPERATOR_NAMESPACE
+          value: {{ .Release.Namespace | quote }}
         {{- if .Values.scanner.defaultTemplates }}
         - name: DEFAULT_TEMPLATES
           value: {{ join "," .Values.scanner.defaultTemplates | quote }}

cmd/main.go

@@ -241,6 +241,16 @@ func main() {
 		scannerServiceAccount = "nuclei-scanner"
 	}
 
+	operatorNamespace := os.Getenv("OPERATOR_NAMESPACE")
+	if operatorNamespace == "" {
+		// Try to read from the downward API file
+		if data, err := os.ReadFile("/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/namespace"); err == nil {
+			operatorNamespace = string(data)
+		} else {
+			operatorNamespace = "nuclei-operator-system"
+		}
+	}
+
 	defaultTemplates := []string{}
 	if v := os.Getenv("DEFAULT_TEMPLATES"); v != "" {
 		defaultTemplates = strings.Split(v, ",")
@@ -259,6 +269,7 @@ func main() {
 		BackoffLimit:       2,
 		MaxConcurrent:      maxConcurrentScans,
 		ServiceAccountName: scannerServiceAccount,
+		OperatorNamespace:  operatorNamespace,
 		DefaultResources:   jobmanager.DefaultConfig().DefaultResources,
 		DefaultTemplates:   defaultTemplates,
 		DefaultSeverity:    defaultSeverity,

config/crd/bases/nuclei.homelab.mortenolsen.pro_nucleiscans.yaml

@@ -376,6 +376,10 @@ spec:
                   name:
                     description: Name of the Job
                     type: string
+                  namespace:
+                    description: Namespace of the Job (may differ from NucleiScan
+                      namespace)
+                    type: string
                   podName:
                     description: PodName is the name of the scanner pod (for log retrieval)
                     type: string
@@ -388,6 +392,7 @@ spec:
                     type: string
                 required:
                 - name
+                - namespace
                 - uid
                 type: object
               lastError:

internal/controller/nucleiscan_controller.go

@@ -257,8 +257,13 @@ func (r *NucleiScanReconciler) handleDeletion(ctx context.Context, nucleiScan *n
 
 		// Clean up any running scanner job
 		if nucleiScan.Status.JobRef != nil {
-			log.Info("Deleting scanner job", "job", nucleiScan.Status.JobRef.Name)
+			jobNamespace := nucleiScan.Status.JobRef.Namespace
-			if err := r.JobManager.DeleteJob(ctx, nucleiScan.Status.JobRef.Name, nucleiScan.Namespace); err != nil {
+			if jobNamespace == "" {
+				// Fallback for backwards compatibility
+				jobNamespace = nucleiScan.Namespace
+			}
+			log.Info("Deleting scanner job", "job", nucleiScan.Status.JobRef.Name, "namespace", jobNamespace)
+			if err := r.JobManager.DeleteJob(ctx, nucleiScan.Status.JobRef.Name, jobNamespace); err != nil {
 				if !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 					log.Error(err, "Failed to delete scanner job", "job", nucleiScan.Status.JobRef.Name)
 				}
@@ -324,6 +329,7 @@ func (r *NucleiScanReconciler) handlePendingPhase(ctx context.Context, nucleiSca
 	nucleiScan.Status.Phase = nucleiv1alpha1.ScanPhaseRunning
 	nucleiScan.Status.JobRef = &nucleiv1alpha1.JobReference{
 		Name:      job.Name,
+		Namespace: job.Namespace,
 		UID:       string(job.UID),
 		StartTime: &now,
 	}
@@ -401,8 +407,13 @@ func (r *NucleiScanReconciler) handleRunningPhase(ctx context.Context, nucleiSca
 		return ctrl.Result{Requeue: true}, nil
 	}
 
-	// Get the job
+	// Get the job - use namespace from JobRef (may be different from scan namespace)
-	job, err := r.JobManager.GetJob(ctx, nucleiScan.Status.JobRef.Name, nucleiScan.Namespace)
+	jobNamespace := nucleiScan.Status.JobRef.Namespace
+	if jobNamespace == "" {
+		// Fallback for backwards compatibility
+		jobNamespace = nucleiScan.Namespace
+	}
+	job, err := r.JobManager.GetJob(ctx, nucleiScan.Status.JobRef.Name, jobNamespace)
 	if err != nil {
 		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			logger.Info("Scanner job not found, resetting to Pending")

internal/jobmanager/jobmanager.go

@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// ServiceAccountName is the service account to use for scanner pods
 	ServiceAccountName string
 
+	// OperatorNamespace is the namespace where the operator runs and where scanner jobs will be created
+	OperatorNamespace string
+
 	// DefaultResources are the default resource requirements for scanner pods
 	DefaultResources corev1.ResourceRequirements
 
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() Config {
 		BackoffLimit:       DefaultBackoffLimit,
 		MaxConcurrent:      5,
 		ServiceAccountName: "nuclei-scanner",
+		OperatorNamespace:  "nuclei-operator-system",
 		DefaultResources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 			Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
 				corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
@@ -136,14 +140,22 @@ func (m *JobManager) CreateScanJob(ctx context.Context, scan *nucleiv1alpha1.Nuc
 
 	job := m.buildJob(scan)
 
-	// Set owner reference so the job is garbage collected when the scan is deleted
+	// Only set owner reference if the job is in the same namespace as the scan
-	if err := controllerutil.SetControllerReference(scan, job, m.Scheme); err != nil {
+	// Cross-namespace owner references are not allowed in Kubernetes
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set controller reference: %w", err)
+	if job.Namespace == scan.Namespace {
+		if err := controllerutil.SetControllerReference(scan, job, m.Scheme); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set controller reference: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
+	// When job is in a different namespace (operator namespace), we rely on:
+	// 1. TTLSecondsAfterFinished for automatic cleanup of completed jobs
+	// 2. Labels (LabelScanName, LabelScanNamespace) to track which scan the job belongs to
+	// 3. CleanupOrphanedJobs to clean up jobs whose scans no longer exist
 
 	logger.Info("Creating scanner job",
 		"job", job.Name,
-		"namespace", job.Namespace,
+		"jobNamespace", job.Namespace,
+		"scanNamespace", scan.Namespace,
 		"image", job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image,
 		"targets", len(scan.Spec.Targets))
 
@@ -277,14 +289,41 @@ func (m *JobManager) CleanupOrphanedJobs(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, job := range jobList.Items {
-		// Check if owner reference exists and the owner still exists
+		// Check if the associated NucleiScan still exists using labels
-		ownerRef := metav1.GetControllerOf(&job)
+		scanName := job.Labels[LabelScanName]
-		if ownerRef == nil {
+		scanNamespace := job.Labels[LabelScanNamespace]
-			logger.Info("Deleting orphaned job without owner", "job", job.Name, "namespace", job.Namespace)
+
-			if err := m.DeleteJob(ctx, job.Name, job.Namespace); err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		if scanName != "" && scanNamespace != "" {
-				logger.Error(err, "Failed to delete orphaned job", "job", job.Name)
+			// Try to get the associated NucleiScan
+			scan := &nucleiv1alpha1.NucleiScan{}
+			err := m.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: scanName, Namespace: scanNamespace}, scan)
+			if err != nil {
+				if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+					// The scan no longer exists - delete the job
+					logger.Info("Deleting orphaned job (scan not found)",
+						"job", job.Name,
+						"namespace", job.Namespace,
+						"scanName", scanName,
+						"scanNamespace", scanNamespace)
+					if err := m.DeleteJob(ctx, job.Name, job.Namespace); err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+						logger.Error(err, "Failed to delete orphaned job", "job", job.Name)
+					}
+					continue
+				}
+				// Other error - log and continue
+				logger.Error(err, "Failed to check if scan exists", "scanName", scanName, "scanNamespace", scanNamespace)
+				continue
+			}
+		} else {
+			// Job doesn't have proper labels - check owner reference as fallback
+			ownerRef := metav1.GetControllerOf(&job)
+			if ownerRef == nil {
+				logger.Info("Deleting orphaned job without owner or labels", "job", job.Name, "namespace", job.Namespace)
+				if err := m.DeleteJob(ctx, job.Name, job.Namespace); err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+					logger.Error(err, "Failed to delete orphaned job", "job", job.Name)
+				}
+				continue
 			}
-			continue
 		}
 
 		// Check if the job is stuck (running longer than 2x the timeout)
@@ -305,12 +344,18 @@ func (m *JobManager) CleanupOrphanedJobs(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 // buildJob creates a Job specification for the given NucleiScan
 func (m *JobManager) buildJob(scan *nucleiv1alpha1.NucleiScan) *batchv1.Job {
-	// Generate a unique job name
+	// Generate a unique job name that includes the scan namespace to avoid collisions
-	jobName := fmt.Sprintf("nucleiscan-%s-%d", scan.Name, time.Now().Unix())
+	jobName := fmt.Sprintf("nucleiscan-%s-%s-%d", scan.Namespace, scan.Name, time.Now().Unix())
 	if len(jobName) > 63 {
 		jobName = jobName[:63]
 	}
 
+	// Determine the namespace for the job - use operator namespace if configured
+	jobNamespace := m.Config.OperatorNamespace
+	if jobNamespace == "" {
+		jobNamespace = scan.Namespace
+	}
+
 	// Determine the scanner image
 	image := m.Config.ScannerImage
 	if scan.Spec.ScannerConfig != nil && scan.Spec.ScannerConfig.Image != "" {
@@ -360,7 +405,7 @@ func (m *JobManager) buildJob(scan *nucleiv1alpha1.NucleiScan) *batchv1.Job {
 	job := &batchv1.Job{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:      jobName,
-			Namespace: scan.Namespace,
+			Namespace: jobNamespace,
 			Labels:    labels,
 		},
 		Spec: batchv1.JobSpec{

internal/jobmanager/jobmanager_test.go

@@ -43,14 +43,22 @@ func TestBuildJob(t *testing.T) {
 
 	job := manager.buildJob(scan)
 
-	// Verify job name prefix
+	// Verify job name prefix - should include scan namespace to avoid collisions
 	if len(job.Name) == 0 {
 		t.Error("Job name should not be empty")
 	}
 
-	// Verify namespace
+	// Verify namespace - job should be created in operator namespace
-	if job.Namespace != "default" {
+	if job.Namespace != config.OperatorNamespace {
-		t.Errorf("Expected namespace 'default', got '%s'", job.Namespace)
+		t.Errorf("Expected namespace '%s', got '%s'", config.OperatorNamespace, job.Namespace)
+	}
+
+	// Verify scan labels are set correctly for cross-namespace tracking
+	if job.Labels[LabelScanName] != scan.Name {
+		t.Errorf("Expected scan name label '%s', got '%s'", scan.Name, job.Labels[LabelScanName])
+	}
+	if job.Labels[LabelScanNamespace] != scan.Namespace {
+		t.Errorf("Expected scan namespace label '%s', got '%s'", scan.Namespace, job.Labels[LabelScanNamespace])
 	}
 
 	// Verify labels
@@ -115,3 +123,29 @@ func TestBuildJobWithCustomConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected deadline %d, got %d", expectedDeadline, *job.Spec.ActiveDeadlineSeconds)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestBuildJobInSameNamespace(t *testing.T) {
+	config := DefaultConfig()
+	// Clear operator namespace to test same-namespace behavior
+	config.OperatorNamespace = ""
+	manager := &JobManager{
+		Config: config,
+	}
+
+	scan := &nucleiv1alpha1.NucleiScan{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "test-scan",
+			Namespace: "my-namespace",
+		},
+		Spec: nucleiv1alpha1.NucleiScanSpec{
+			Targets: []string{"https://example.com"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	job := manager.buildJob(scan)
+
+	// Verify namespace - when operator namespace is empty, job should be in scan's namespace
+	if job.Namespace != scan.Namespace {
+		t.Errorf("Expected namespace '%s', got '%s'", scan.Namespace, job.Namespace)
+	}
+}

internal/scanner/runner.go

@@ -118,8 +118,11 @@ func (r *Runner) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	logger.Info("Starting scan",
 		"targets", len(scan.Spec.Targets),
+		"targetList", scan.Spec.Targets,
 		"templates", scan.Spec.Templates,
-		"severity", scan.Spec.Severity)
+		"templatesCount", len(scan.Spec.Templates),
+		"severity", scan.Spec.Severity,
+		"severityCount", len(scan.Spec.Severity))
 
 	// Update status to indicate scan has started
 	startTime := metav1.Now()

internal/scanner/scanner.go

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
+
 	nucleiv1alpha1 "github.com/mortenolsen/nuclei-operator/api/v1alpha1"
 )
 
@@ -95,6 +97,8 @@ func NewNucleiScannerWithDefaults() *NucleiScanner {
 
 // Scan executes a Nuclei scan against the given targets
 func (s *NucleiScanner) Scan(ctx context.Context, targets []string, options ScanOptions) (*ScanResult, error) {
+	logger := log.FromContext(ctx).WithName("nuclei-scanner")
+
 	if len(targets) == 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no targets provided for scan")
 	}
@@ -110,10 +114,66 @@ func (s *NucleiScanner) Scan(ctx context.Context, targets []string, options Scan
 
 	// Write targets to a file
 	targetsFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "targets.txt")
-	if err := os.WriteFile(targetsFile, []byte(strings.Join(targets, "\n")), 0600); err != nil {
+	targetsContent := strings.Join(targets, "\n")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(targetsFile, []byte(targetsContent), 0600); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write targets file: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	logger.Info("Targets file created", "targetsFile", targetsFile, "targetCount", len(targets))
+
+	// Check if nuclei binary exists and is executable
+	// First try the exact path
+	if _, err := os.Stat(s.nucleiBinaryPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		// If not found at exact path, try to find it in PATH
+		if path, err := exec.LookPath(s.nucleiBinaryPath); err == nil {
+			logger.Info("Found nuclei binary in PATH", "path", path, "originalPath", s.nucleiBinaryPath)
+			s.nucleiBinaryPath = path
+		} else {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("nuclei binary not found at %s and not in PATH: %w", s.nucleiBinaryPath, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Verify nuclei is executable by running version command
+	if err := exec.Command(s.nucleiBinaryPath, "-version").Run(); err != nil {
+		logger.Error(err, "Failed to execute nuclei -version, nuclei may not be properly installed", "path", s.nucleiBinaryPath)
+		// Don't fail here, just log - the actual scan will fail if nuclei is truly broken
+	} else {
+		logger.Info("Nuclei binary verified", "path", s.nucleiBinaryPath)
+	}
+
+	// Check templates availability if templates path is set
+	templatesAvailable := false
+	if s.templatesPath != "" {
+		if info, err := os.Stat(s.templatesPath); err != nil || !info.IsDir() {
+			logger.Info("Templates path does not exist or is not a directory, nuclei will use default templates",
+				"templatesPath", s.templatesPath,
+				"error", err)
+		} else {
+			// Count template files
+			entries, err := os.ReadDir(s.templatesPath)
+			if err == nil {
+				templateCount := 0
+				for _, entry := range entries {
+					if !entry.IsDir() && (strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), ".yaml") || strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), ".yml")) {
+						templateCount++
+					}
+				}
+				templatesAvailable = templateCount > 0
+				logger.Info("Templates directory found", "templatesPath", s.templatesPath, "templateCount", templateCount)
+				if templateCount == 0 {
+					logger.Info("Templates directory is empty, nuclei will download templates on first run or use default location")
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		logger.Info("No templates path configured, nuclei will use default template location (~/.nuclei/templates)")
+	}
+
+	// If no specific templates are provided and templates path is empty, warn
+	if len(options.Templates) == 0 && !templatesAvailable && s.templatesPath != "" {
+		logger.Info("Warning: No templates specified and templates directory appears empty. Nuclei may not run any scans.")
+	}
+
 	// Build the nuclei command arguments
 	args := s.buildArgs(targetsFile, options)
 
@@ -123,6 +183,16 @@ func (s *NucleiScanner) Scan(ctx context.Context, targets []string, options Scan
 		timeout = 30 * time.Minute
 	}
 
+	// Log the command being executed
+	fullCommand := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", s.nucleiBinaryPath, strings.Join(args, " "))
+	logger.Info("Executing nuclei scan",
+		"command", fullCommand,
+		"timeout", timeout,
+		"templates", len(options.Templates),
+		"templatesList", options.Templates,
+		"severity", options.Severity,
+		"templatesPath", s.templatesPath)
+
 	// Create context with timeout
 	scanCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
 	defer cancel()
@@ -134,14 +204,31 @@ func (s *NucleiScanner) Scan(ctx context.Context, targets []string, options Scan
 	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
 	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
 
+	logger.Info("Starting nuclei execution")
 	err = cmd.Run()
 	duration := time.Since(startTime)
 
+	// Log stderr output (nuclei often outputs warnings/info to stderr)
+	stderrStr := stderr.String()
+	if stderrStr != "" {
+		logger.Info("Nuclei stderr output", "stderr", stderrStr)
+	}
+
+	// Log stdout size for debugging
+	stdoutSize := len(stdout.Bytes())
+	logger.Info("Nuclei execution completed",
+		"duration", duration,
+		"exitCode", cmd.ProcessState.ExitCode(),
+		"stdoutSize", stdoutSize,
+		"stderrSize", len(stderrStr))
+
 	// Check for context cancellation
 	if scanCtx.Err() == context.DeadlineExceeded {
+		logger.Error(nil, "Scan timed out", "timeout", timeout, "stderr", stderrStr)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("scan timed out after %v", timeout)
 	}
 	if scanCtx.Err() == context.Canceled {
+		logger.Error(nil, "Scan was cancelled", "stderr", stderrStr)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("scan was cancelled")
 	}
 
@@ -151,22 +238,40 @@ func (s *NucleiScanner) Scan(ctx context.Context, targets []string, options Scan
 		if exitErr, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
 			// Exit code 1 can mean "no results found" which is not an error
 			if exitErr.ExitCode() != 1 {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("nuclei execution failed: %w, stderr: %s", err, stderr.String())
+				logger.Error(err, "Nuclei execution failed",
+					"exitCode", exitErr.ExitCode(),
+					"stderr", stderrStr,
+					"stdout", stdout.String())
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("nuclei execution failed: %w, stderr: %s", err, stderrStr)
 			}
+			logger.Info("Nuclei exited with code 1 (no results found)", "stderr", stderrStr)
 		} else {
+			logger.Error(err, "Failed to execute nuclei", "stderr", stderrStr)
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to execute nuclei: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Parse the JSONL output
-	findings, err := ParseJSONLOutput(stdout.Bytes())
+	stdoutBytes := stdout.Bytes()
+	logger.Info("Parsing nuclei output", "outputSize", len(stdoutBytes))
+	findings, err := ParseJSONLOutput(stdoutBytes)
 	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error(err, "Failed to parse nuclei output",
+			"stdout", string(stdoutBytes),
+			"stderr", stderrStr)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse nuclei output: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	logger.Info("Parsed findings", "count", len(findings))
+
 	// Calculate summary
 	summary := calculateSummary(findings, len(targets), duration)
 
+	logger.Info("Scan completed",
+		"findings", len(findings),
+		"duration", duration,
+		"targetsScanned", len(targets))
+
 	return &ScanResult{
 		Findings: findings,
 		Summary:  summary,
@@ -181,11 +286,8 @@ func (s *NucleiScanner) buildArgs(targetsFile string, options ScanOptions) []str
 		"-jsonl",
 		"-silent",
 		"-no-color",
-	}
+		"-rate-limit", "150", // Limit rate to avoid overwhelming targets
-
+		"-bulk-size", "25", // Process targets in bulk
-	// Add templates path if configured
-	if s.templatesPath != "" {
-		args = append(args, "-t", s.templatesPath)
 	}
 
 	// Add specific templates if provided
@@ -193,6 +295,31 @@ func (s *NucleiScanner) buildArgs(targetsFile string, options ScanOptions) []str
 		for _, t := range options.Templates {
 			args = append(args, "-t", t)
 		}
+	} else {
+		// When no templates are specified, nuclei should use all available templates
+		// Only add templates path if it's configured AND contains templates
+		// Otherwise, let nuclei use its default template location (~/.nuclei/templates)
+		if s.templatesPath != "" {
+			// Check if templates directory exists and has content
+			if info, err := os.Stat(s.templatesPath); err == nil && info.IsDir() {
+				entries, err := os.ReadDir(s.templatesPath)
+				if err == nil {
+					hasTemplates := false
+					for _, entry := range entries {
+						if !entry.IsDir() && (strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), ".yaml") || strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), ".yml")) {
+							hasTemplates = true
+							break
+						}
+					}
+					if hasTemplates {
+						args = append(args, "-t", s.templatesPath)
+					}
+					// If no templates found, don't add -t flag, let nuclei use default location
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		// If no templates path or it's empty, nuclei will use default location
+		// which it will download templates to on first run if needed
 	}
 
 	// Add severity filter if provided