misc controller fails to list CRDs
### Summary
This issue was observed in [this nightly test](https://gitlab.com/sylva-projects/sylva-core/-/jobs/16790681383) pipeline.
The controller runs properly and suddently fails:
```
2026-09-28T21:42:32Z INFO Patched Kustomization to trigger reconciliation {"controller": "kustomizationReconciler", "controllerGroup": "helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io", "controllerKind": "HelmRelease", "HelmRelease": {"name":"traefik-crd","namespace":"sylva-system"}, "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "traefik-crd", "reconcileID": "e0bf1bab-6944-4a96-83cf-f55185c9b008", "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "traefik-crd"}
2026-09-28T21:42:33Z INFO Patched Kustomization to trigger reconciliation {"controller": "kustomizationReconciler", "controllerGroup": "helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io", "controllerKind": "HelmRelease", "HelmRelease": {"name":"external-secrets-operator","namespace":"sylva-system"}, "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "external-secrets-operator", "reconcileID": "7309ede8-19e2-4e6b-9aad-f06cfdde0e41", "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "external-secrets-operator"}
2026-09-28T21:42:40Z INFO Patched Kustomization to trigger reconciliation {"controller": "kustomizationReconciler", "controllerGroup": "helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io", "controllerKind": "HelmRelease", "HelmRelease": {"name":"traefik","namespace":"sylva-system"}, "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "traefik", "reconcileID": "ab3c056e-7ff9-4d9b-b5f1-720321a4d47a", "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "traefik"}
2026-09-28T21:42:41Z INFO Patched Kustomization to trigger reconciliation {"controller": "kustomizationReconciler", "controllerGroup": "helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io", "controllerKind": "HelmRelease", "HelmRelease": {"name":"metal3","namespace":"sylva-system"}, "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "metal3", "reconcileID": "2bd1ef72-f278-47df-b182-8ad248baa0bf", "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "metal3"}
2026-09-28T21:42:42Z INFO Patched Kustomization to trigger reconciliation {"controller": "kustomizationReconciler", "controllerGroup": "helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io", "controllerKind": "HelmRelease", "HelmRelease": {"name":"os-image-server","namespace":"sylva-system"}, "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "os-image-server", "reconcileID": "b45e1109-46f8-43e2-860b-c2a8f36b58cb", "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "os-image-server"}
2026-09-28T21:43:01Z INFO Patched Kustomization to trigger reconciliation {"controller": "kustomizationReconciler", "controllerGroup": "helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io", "controllerKind": "HelmRelease", "HelmRelease": {"name":"cluster-bmh","namespace":"sylva-system"}, "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "cluster-bmh", "reconcileID": "350f0d36-5611-42b1-9051-ca24f658eeaf", "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "cluster-bmh"}
2026-09-28T21:43:03Z DEBUG Reconciling cluster {"controller": "clusterMaxUnavailable", "controllerGroup": "cluster.x-k8s.io", "controllerKind": "Cluster", "Cluster": {"name":"mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt","namespace":"sylva-system"}, "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt", "reconcileID": "cc049929-fb46-428d-b417-1e1081897001"}
2026-09-28T21:43:03Z DEBUG Reconciling cluster {"controller": "clusterMaxUnavailable", "controllerGroup": "cluster.x-k8s.io", "controllerKind": "Cluster", "Cluster": {"name":"mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt","namespace":"sylva-system"}, "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt", "reconcileID": "134f258a-4174-44bd-9542-ea47657bffc1"}
2026-09-28T21:43:03Z DEBUG Reconciling cluster {"controller": "clusterMaxUnavailable", "controllerGroup": "cluster.x-k8s.io", "controllerKind": "Cluster", "Cluster": {"name":"mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt","namespace":"sylva-system"}, "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt", "reconcileID": "e421f1c0-3ac1-402a-a5cf-3b4610360103"}
2026-09-28T21:43:03Z DEBUG Reconciling cluster {"controller": "clusterMaxUnavailable", "controllerGroup": "cluster.x-k8s.io", "controllerKind": "Cluster", "Cluster": {"name":"mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt","namespace":"sylva-system"}, "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt", "reconcileID": "f1f9d026-1065-4dd6-9729-e5e792e5db06"}
2026-09-28T21:43:03Z DEBUG Reconciling cluster {"controller": "clusterMaxUnavailable", "controllerGroup": "cluster.x-k8s.io", "controllerKind": "Cluster", "Cluster": {"name":"mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt","namespace":"sylva-system"}, "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt", "reconcileID": "0545da34-0f24-4b25-8fc3-8e29d28134e5"}
2026-09-28T21:43:03Z DEBUG Reconciling cluster {"controller": "clusterMaxUnavailable", "controllerGroup": "cluster.x-k8s.io", "controllerKind": "Cluster", "Cluster": {"name":"mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt","namespace":"sylva-system"}, "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt", "reconcileID": "04c8613e-53e2-4923-95e7-4d00dfd52d64"}
2026-09-28T21:43:03Z DEBUG Reconciling cluster {"controller": "clusterMaxUnavailable", "controllerGroup": "cluster.x-k8s.io", "controllerKind": "Cluster", "Cluster": {"name":"mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt","namespace":"sylva-system"}, "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt", "reconcileID": "1d8f6064-1526-461a-9419-b7bb20af32e2"}
2026-09-28T21:43:03Z DEBUG Reconciling cluster {"controller": "clusterMaxUnavailable", "controllerGroup": "cluster.x-k8s.io", "controllerKind": "Cluster", "Cluster": {"name":"mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt","namespace":"sylva-system"}, "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt", "reconcileID": "5ee256f3-3209-482f-8818-bb629dd178cb"}
2026-09-28T21:43:03Z DEBUG Reconciling cluster {"controller": "clusterMaxUnavailable", "controllerGroup": "cluster.x-k8s.io", "controllerKind": "Cluster", "Cluster": {"name":"mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt","namespace":"sylva-system"}, "namespace": "sylva-system", "name": "mgmt-2890947284-kubeadm-capm3-virt", "reconcileID": "c85d913b-db80-4a3b-8962-d650735ec336"}
2026-09-28T21:43:03Z ERROR controller-runtime.cache.UnhandledError Failed to watch {"reflector": "pkg/mod/k8s.io/client-go@v0.35.8/tools/cache/reflector.go:289", "type": "*v1.PartialObjectMetadata", "error": "failed to list *v1.PartialObjectMetadata: customresourcedefinitions.apiextensions.k8s.io is forbidden: User \"system:serviceaccount:misc-controllers-suite-system:misc-controllers-suite-controller-manager\" cannot list resource \"customresourcedefinitions\" in API group \"apiextensions.k8s.io\" at the cluster scope"}
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime.logError
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/runtime/runtime.go:221
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime.handleError
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/runtime/runtime.go:212
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime.HandleErrorWithContext
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/runtime/runtime.go:198
k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache.DefaultWatchErrorHandler
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/client-go@v0.35.8/tools/cache/reflector.go:204
k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache.(*Reflector).RunWithContext.func1
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/client-go@v0.35.8/tools/cache/reflector.go:370
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.BackoffUntil.func1
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/wait/backoff.go:233
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.BackoffUntilWithContext.func1
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/wait/backoff.go:255
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.BackoffUntilWithContext
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/wait/backoff.go:256
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.BackoffUntil
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/wait/backoff.go:233
k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache.(*Reflector).RunWithContext
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/client-go@v0.35.8/tools/cache/reflector.go:368
k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache.(*controller).RunWithContext.(*Group).StartWithContext.func3
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:63
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.(*Group).Start.func1
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:72
2026-09-28T21:43:04Z ERROR controller-runtime.cache.UnhandledError Failed to watch {"reflector": "pkg/mod/k8s.io/client-go@v0.35.8/tools/cache/reflector.go:289", "type": "*v1.PartialObjectMetadata", "error": "failed to list *v1.PartialObjectMetadata: customresourcedefinitions.apiextensions.k8s.io is forbidden: User \"system:serviceaccount:misc-controllers-suite-system:misc-controllers-suite-controller-manager\" cannot list resource \"customresourcedefinitions\" in API group \"apiextensions.k8s.io\" at the cluster scope"}
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime.logError
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/runtime/runtime.go:221
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime.handleError
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/runtime/runtime.go:212
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime.HandleErrorWithContext
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/runtime/runtime.go:198
k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache.DefaultWatchErrorHandler
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/client-go@v0.35.8/tools/cache/reflector.go:204
k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache.(*Reflector).RunWithContext.func1
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/client-go@v0.35.8/tools/cache/reflector.go:370
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.BackoffUntil.func1
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/wait/backoff.go:233
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.BackoffUntilWithContext.func1
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/wait/backoff.go:255
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.BackoffUntilWithContext
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/wait/backoff.go:256
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.BackoffUntil
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/wait/backoff.go:233
k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache.(*Reflector).RunWithContext
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/client-go@v0.35.8/tools/cache/reflector.go:368
k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache.(*controller).RunWithContext.(*Group).StartWithContext.func3
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:63
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.(*Group).Start.func1
/go/pkg/mod/k8s.io/apimachinery@v0.35.9/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:72
```
It could be caused by the recent merge of https://gitlab.com/sylva-projects/sylva-core/-/merge_requests/9236, but I don't see how this could be related...
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