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Top Cybersecurity & Privacy tools for vulnerability scanning — made for privacy-conscious users, businesses and security learners. Every project below is a real, public GitHub repository, ranked by the stars the community gave it.

50 repositories · ranked by GitHub stars by default

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nuclei

by projectdiscovery

Nuclei is a fast, customizable vulnerability scanner powered by the global security community and built on a simple YAML-based DSL, enabling collaboration to tackle trending…

⭐ 32.5k🍴 4k 💻 GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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SkillSpector

by NVIDIA

Security scanner for AI agent skills. Detect vulnerabilities, malicious patterns, security risks, prompt injection, data exfiltration, and supply-chain risks in Claude Code,…

⭐ 23.9k🍴 2.1k 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 31 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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lynis

by CISOfy

Lynis - Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS, and UNIX-based systems. Assists with compliance testing (HIPAA/ISO27001/PCI DSS) and system hardening. Agentless, and installation…

⭐ 16.6k🍴 1.6k 💻 ShellCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 16 Sep 2026 Explore Tool
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zaproxy

by zaproxy

The ZAP by Checkmarx Core project

⭐ 16.1k🍴 2.7k 💻 JavaCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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vuls

by future-architect

Agent-less vulnerability scanner for Linux, FreeBSD, Container, WordPress, Programming language libraries, Network devices

⭐ 12.3k🍴 1.2k 💻 GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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xray

by chaitin

一款长亭自研的完善的安全评估工具,支持常见 web 安全问题扫描和自定义 poc | 使用之前务必先阅读文档

⭐ 11.8k🍴 1.9k 💻 VueCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 29 Oct 2024 Explore Tool
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osv-scanner

by google

Vulnerability scanner written in Go which uses the data provided by https://osv.dev

⭐ 11.3k🍴 832 💻 GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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wpscan

by wpscanteam

WPScan WordPress security scanner. Written for security professionals and blog maintainers to test the security of their WordPress websites. Contact us via contact@wpscan.com

⭐ 9.8k🍴 1.3k 💻 RubyCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 27 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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bandit

by PyCQA

Bandit is a tool designed to find common security issues in Python code.

⭐ 8.4k🍴 871 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 27 Oct 2026 Explore Tool

🔍 A collection of interesting, funny, and depressing search queries to plug into shodan.io 👩‍💻

⭐ 7.8k🍴 1k 💻 —Basic Technical Setup
Updated 27 May 2024 Explore Tool
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DeepAudit

by lintsinghua

DeepAudit:人人拥有的 AI 黑客战队,让漏洞挖掘触手可及。小白一键部署运行,自主协作审计 + 自动化沙箱 PoC 验证。支持 Ollama 私有部署 ,一键生成报告。支持中转站。​让安全不再昂贵,让审计不再复杂。

⭐ 7.2k🍴 875 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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scan4all

by GhostTroops

Official repository vuls Scan: 15000+PoCs; 23 kinds of application password crack; 7000+Web fingerprints; 146 protocols and 90000+ rules Port scanning; Fuzz, HW, awesome…

⭐ 6.2k🍴 717 💻 GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 12 Jul 2024 Explore Tool
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commix

by commixproject

Automated Αll-in-One OS command injection exploitation tool.

⭐ 5.9k🍴 937 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 31 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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Nettacker

by OWASP

Automated Penetration Testing Framework - Open-Source Vulnerability Scanner - Vulnerability Management

⭐ 5.7k🍴 1.2k 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 30 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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Agentic-Bug-Hunter

by awarexone

AI-powered bug bounty hunting toolkit that works with or without subscription.

⭐ 5.5k🍴 978 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 28 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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Ladon

by k8gege

Ladon大型内网渗透扫描器,PowerShell、Cobalt…

⭐ 5.3k🍴 882 💻 C#Coding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 24 Mar 2025 Explore Tool
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afrog

by zan8in

A Security Tool for Bug Bounty, Pentest and Red Teaming.

⭐ 4.4k🍴 490 💻 GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool

A source code analyzer built for surfacing features of interest and other characteristics to answer the question 'What's in the code?' quickly using static analysis with a json…

⭐ 4.4k🍴 365 💻 C#Coding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 15 Sep 2026 Explore Tool
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Raccoon

by evyatarmeged

A high performance offensive security tool for reconnaissance and vulnerability scanning

⭐ 4.1k🍴 499 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 21 Apr 2026 Explore Tool
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vulscan

by scipag

Advanced vulnerability scanning with Nmap NSE

⭐ 3.8k🍴 687 💻 LuaCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 06 Feb 2026 Explore Tool
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emba

by e-m-b-a

EMBA - The firmware security analyzer

⭐ 3.7k🍴 341 💻 ShellCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 02 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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hint

by webhintio

💡 A hinting engine for the web

⭐ 3.7k🍴 822 💻 TypeScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 21 Jul 2026 Explore Tool
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nmap-vulners

by vulnersCom

Nmap NSE scripts that turn a service scan into CVEs, CVSS scores and known exploits — fingerprints software from HTTP responses and checks every detected CPE against the Vulners…

⭐ 3.5k🍴 565 💻 LuaCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 28 Sep 2026 Explore Tool
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fuxploider

by almandin

File upload vulnerability scanner and exploitation tool.

⭐ 3.3k🍴 507 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 08 May 2025 Explore Tool
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kube-score

by zegl

Kubernetes object analysis with recommendations for improved reliability and security. kube-score actively prevents downtime and bugs in your Kubernetes YAML and Charts. Static…

⭐ 3.1k🍴 203 💻 GoAdvanced Developer Tool
Updated 20 May 2026 Explore Tool
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crawlergo

by Qianlitp

A powerful browser crawler for web vulnerability scanners

⭐ 3k🍴 493 💻 GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 11 Mar 2025 Explore Tool
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bearer

by Bearer

Code security scanning tool (SAST) to discover, filter and prioritize security and privacy risks.

⭐ 2.8k🍴 155 💻 GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 30 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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sn0int

by kpcyrd

Semi-automatic OSINT framework and package manager

⭐ 2.6k🍴 232 💻 RustCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 20 Sep 2026 Explore Tool
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open-kritt

by Kritt-ai

Open-source, self-hosted AI vulnerability research tool that orchestrates agents to find and validate security issues in code.

⭐ 2.4k🍴 407 💻 JavaScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 29 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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POC-bomber

by tr0uble-mAker

利用大量高威胁poc/exp快速获取目标权限,用于渗透和红队快速打点

⭐ 2.4k🍴 385 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 09 Jun 2023 Explore Tool
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Reconnoitre

by codingo

A security tool for multithreaded information gathering and service enumeration whilst building directory structures to store results, along with writing out recommendations for…

⭐ 2.2k🍴 445 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 11 Dec 2022 Explore Tool
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rapidscan

by skavngr

:new: The Multi-Tool Web Vulnerability Scanner.

⭐ 2.1k🍴 429 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 22 Aug 2023 Explore Tool
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POC-T

by Xyntax

渗透测试插件化并发框架 / Open-sourced remote vulnerability PoC/EXP framework

⭐ 1.9k🍴 732 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 28 Mar 2022 Explore Tool
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BurpBounty

by wagiro

Burp Bounty (Scan Check Builder in BApp Store) is a extension of Burp Suite that allows you, in a quick and simple way, to improve the active and passive scanner by means of…

⭐ 1.8k🍴 336 💻 JavaCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 26 Apr 2024 Explore Tool
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inql

by doyensec

InQL is a robust, open-source Burp Suite extension for advanced GraphQL testing, offering intuitive vulnerability detection, customizable scans, and seamless Burp integration.

⭐ 1.8k🍴 190 💻 KotlinCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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pentest-ai

by 0xSteph

Open-source AI pentester that proves every finding. Machine oracles re-run each exploit; verified bugs ship a proof capsule you can replay yourself.

⭐ 1.8k🍴 327 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 09 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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XAttacker

by Moham3dRiahi

X Attacker Tool ☣ Website Vulnerability Scanner & Auto Exploiter

⭐ 1.8k🍴 470 💻 PerlCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 08 Oct 2023 Explore Tool
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BinAbsInspector

by KeenSecurityLab

BinAbsInspector: Vulnerability Scanner for Binaries

⭐ 1.7k🍴 248 💻 JavaCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 17 Jun 2024 Explore Tool
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ServerScan

by Adminisme

ServerScan一款使用Golang开发的高并发网络扫描、服务探测工具。

⭐ 1.7k🍴 207 💻 GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 16 Jun 2024 Explore Tool
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slowhttptest

by shekyan

Application Layer DoS attack simulator

⭐ 1.7k🍴 310 💻 C++Coding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 25 Sep 2026 Explore Tool

Firmware security research platform combining binary analysis, taint tracing, and emulation across IoT, edge AI, mobile devices, and robotics.

⭐ 1.6k🍴 289 💻 RustCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 19 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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MetaRadar

by BLE-Research-Group

A tool for BLE environment monitoring. Find and track Bluetooth devices around, create custom filters, get notified when the BLE fingerprint you are looking for is around.

⭐ 1.6k🍴 116 💻 KotlinCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 22 Jan 2026 Explore Tool
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crlfuzz

by dwisiswant0

A fast tool to scan CRLF vulnerability written in Go

⭐ 1.6k🍴 144 💻 GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 13 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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GitGot

by BishopFox

Semi-automated, feedback-driven tool to rapidly search through troves of public data on GitHub for sensitive secrets.

⭐ 1.6k🍴 214 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 07 Mar 2024 Explore Tool

Multi-engine Linux malware scanner with five detection stages (MD5, HEX pattern, YARA, ClamAV, statistical), real-time inotify monitoring, quarantine, and multi-channel alerting

⭐ 1.5k🍴 250 💻 ShellCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 24 May 2026 Explore Tool
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Corsy

by s0md3v

CORS Misconfiguration Scanner

⭐ 1.5k🍴 191 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 17 Sep 2022 Explore Tool
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changeme

by ztgrace

A default credential scanner.

⭐ 1.5k🍴 249 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 08 Jul 2025 Explore Tool
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cwe_checker

by fkie-cad

cwe_checker finds vulnerable patterns in binary executables

⭐ 1.4k🍴 146 💻 RustCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 28 Sep 2026 Explore Tool
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golang-tls

by denji

Simple Golang HTTPS/TLS Examples

⭐ 1.3k🍴 156 💻 —Basic Technical Setup
Updated 20 Nov 2020 Explore Tool
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kingfisher

by mongodb

Detect secrets + live validation. Map blast radius. Revoke fast. Use the CLI or embed in Rust and Python.

⭐ 1.3k🍴 124 💻 RustCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 30 Oct 2026 Explore Tool