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This report summarizes scanner evidence for hestiacp/hestiacp, a Shell project with 4,558 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 96,850 lines of code across 621 source files, recording 199 pattern matches distributed across 10 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 2.7 (Low pattern signal); it is not an authorship estimate.
Use the findings to ask whether maintainers can explain intent, verify dependencies, simplify unnecessary scaffolding, and focus review effort. Risk Payload v1 adds ownership, supply-chain, over-engineering, and review-effort vectors when available. These are prompts for human verification, not probabilities, security findings, or measured maintenance costs.
Use each vector to guide manual verification of the underlying findings.
Payload schema: 1.0.0 · Engine: 2.0.0 · Scoring: heuristic-density-v1 · Scan date: 2026-10-31.
Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 197 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 2 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 5 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 199 finding(s).
This chart tracks the legacy adjusted pattern score across scan runs. Changes can reflect source changes, scan coverage, or detector/scoring versions; they do not measure AI adoption or prove that a team refactored code. Compare runs only when their scoring versions are compatible. The dashed line tracks the raw pattern-hit count.
Groups findings by configured severity weight. Severity is not a confidence estimate, security rating, or proof that a package is missing. Verify imports against the project's manifests and inspect each finding in its local design context.
This horizontal bar chart shows where configured pattern scores accumulate across directories. Treat the bars as locations to inspect, not as evidence of authorship or code quality. Use the file-level findings to decide whether a directory needs a focused ownership, dependency, complexity, or review check.
The scanner identified 199 distinct pattern matches across 10 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a detector match to inspect in context. Expand any category row to inspect the individual file paths, line numbers, code snippets, and the lexical context (CODE, COMMENT, or STRING) in which each match was detected.
Reading the findings table: The Severity column indicates the configured finding weight (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — legacy comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 score weight. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier under the legacy scoring model.
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | install/hst-install.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/hst-install-debian.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/hst-install-ubuntu.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.8.8.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.10.0.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.0.4.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.9.9.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.4.16.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.10.4.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.6.12.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.8.11.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.5.9.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.4.9.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.4.17.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.10.5.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.6.13.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.5.8.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.8.9.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.4.13.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.10.1.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.2.3.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.0.5.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.3.2.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.9.8.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.7.1.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.8.2.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.5.7.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.9.3.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.6.0.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.8.6.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.7.5.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.6.4.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.5.3.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.7.4.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.9.6.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.6.5.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.5.2.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.8.3.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.7.0.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.5.6.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.6.1.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.9.2.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.5.10.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.7.7.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.9.5.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.6.6.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.5.1.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.8.0.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.7.3.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.5.5.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.6.2.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.9.1.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.7.2.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.8.1.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.4.5.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.5.4.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.9.0.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.6.3.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.5.11.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.4.1.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
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| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | install/hst-install.sh | 46 | # Check if lsb_release is installed | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/hst-install-debian.sh | 486 | # Check if apparmor is installed | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/hst-install-debian.sh | 932 | # Check if package installation is done, print a spinner | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/hst-install-debian.sh | 1144 | # Check if package installation is done, print a spinner | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/hst-install-debian.sh | 2457 | # Check if package installation is done, print a spinner | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/hst-install-ubuntu.sh | 904 | # Check if package installation is done, print a spinner | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/hst-install-ubuntu.sh | 1138 | # Check if package installation is done, print a spinner | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/hst-install-ubuntu.sh | 2510 | # Check if package installation is done, print a spinner | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.3.3.sh | 9 | # Check if keys folder exists and adjust permissions | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.4.13.sh | 19 | # Check if hostname is valid according to RFC1178 | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.9.3.sh | 39 | # Check if file exists | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.9.3.sh | 43 | # Check if not duplicate | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.9.6.sh | 24 | # Set UPGRADE_REBUILD_USERS to true to fix the bug that removes ssl conf for webmail | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.00.0-190618.sh | 180 | # Set Purge to false in Roundcube configuration - https://goo.gl/3Nja3u | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.4.0.sh | 27 | # Check if we've already done this upgrade before proceeding | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | install/upgrade/versions/1.9.0.sh | 30 | # Check if hestiaweb exists | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | install/upgrade/versions/1.9.0.sh | 44 | # Check if cronjobs have been migrated | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | install/upgrade/manual/migrate_mpm_event.sh | 12 | # Check if apache2 is in use | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | install/upgrade/manual/migrate_mpm_event.sh | 17 | # Check if PHP-FPM is instaled | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | install/upgrade/manual/migrate_mpm_event.sh | 22 | # Check if mod_event is already enabled | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/manual/migrate_mpm_event.sh | 47 | # Check if all went well | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/manual/migrate_apache.sh | 54 | # Check if user is suspended | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/manual/migrate_apache.sh | 62 | # Check if web domain is suspended | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/manual/migrate_multiphp.sh | 65 | # Check if user is suspended | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/upgrade/manual/migrate_multiphp.sh | 73 | # Check if web domain is suspended | COMMENT |
| LOW | …es/web/nginx/php-fpm/wordpress-disable-xmlrpc-http3.sh | 13 | # Check if any file under /etc/nginx/conf.d/domains/ contains a line | COMMENT |
| LOW | …mplates/web/nginx/php-fpm/wordpress_mu_subdir-http3.sh | 13 | # Check if any file under /etc/nginx/conf.d/domains/ contains a line | COMMENT |
| LOW | …all/deb/templates/web/nginx/php-fpm/wordpress-http3.sh | 13 | # Check if any file under /etc/nginx/conf.d/domains/ contains a line | COMMENT |
| LOW | web/edit/web/index.php | 35 | # Check if domain exists if not return /list/web/ | COMMENT |
| LOW | web/api/index.php | 296 | # Check if API access is enabled for nonadmin users | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/chroot_build_all.sh | 417 | # Set packages to compile | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/hst_autocompile.sh | 243 | # Set packages to compile | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/hst_autocompile.sh | 516 | # Check if target directory exist | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/hst_autocompile.sh | 645 | # Check if target directory exist | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/hst_autocompile.sh | 758 | # Check if target directory exist | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/hst_autocompile.sh | 835 | # Check if target directory exist | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/ip.sh | 20 | # Check if ip address is free | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/main.sh | 398 | # Check if object is new | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/main.sh | 412 | # Check if object is valid | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/main.sh | 435 | # Check if a object string with key values pairs has the correct format and load it afterwards | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/main.sh | 468 | # Check if a object string with key values pairs has the correct format and load it afterwards | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/main.sh | 634 | # Check if object is supended | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/main.sh | 646 | # Check if object is unsupended | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/main.sh | 658 | # Check if object value is empty | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/main.sh | 669 | # Check if object value is empty | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/main.sh | 680 | # Check if password is transmitted via file | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/main.sh | 691 | # Check if hash is transmitted via file | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/main.sh | 702 | # Check if directory is a symlink | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/main.sh | 2044 | # Check if the system php also has php-fpm enabled, otherwise return | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/db.sh | 429 | # Check if database host do not exist in config | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/db.sh | 594 | # Check if database server is in use | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/domain.sh | 116 | # Check if multiple-PHP installed | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/domain.sh | 247 | # Check if folder already exists | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/domain.sh | 684 | # Check if this is a last record | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/domain.sh | 698 | # Check if dns record is valid | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/domain.sh | 835 | # Check if using custom / wildcard mail certificate | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/remote.sh | 9 | # Check if script already running or not | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/upgrade.sh | 617 | # Check if MariaDB/MySQL is installed on the server before attempting to install or upgrade phpMyAdmin | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | install/hst-install-debian.sh | 183 | # Define the default backend port | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | install/hst-install-debian.sh | 1206 | # Create the new hestiaweb user | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | install/hst-install-ubuntu.sh | 184 | # Define the default backend port | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | install/hst-install-ubuntu.sh | 1200 | # Create the new hestiaweb user | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | install/upgrade/versions/1.9.0.sh | 34 | # Create the new hestiaweb user | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | install/upgrade/manual/migrate_phpmyadmin.sh | 34 | # Create an backup of current config | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | install/upgrade/manual/configure-server-smtp.sh | 8 | # This function provides an user-interactive configuration of a SMTP account | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | src/hst_autocompile.sh | 388 | # Define a timestamp function | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | src/hst_autocompile.sh | 561 | # Create the files and install them | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | src/hst_autocompile.sh | 675 | # Create the files and install them | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | README.md | 62 | ### Step 1: Log in | COMMENT |
| LOW | README.md | 70 | ### Step 2: Download | COMMENT |
| LOW | README.md | 84 | ### Step 3: Run | COMMENT |
| LOW | docs/docs/introduction/getting-started.md | 41 | ### Step 1: Download | COMMENT |
| LOW | docs/docs/introduction/getting-started.md | 55 | ### Step 2: Run | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | web/js/src/ftpAccounts.js | 24 | function handlePasswordInputChange() { | CODE |
| LOW | web/js/src/ftpAccounts.js | 33 | function handleGeneratePasswordClick() { | CODE |
| LOW | web/js/src/ftpAccounts.js | 110 | function handleToggleFtpAccountsCheckbox() { | CODE |
| LOW | web/js/src/passwordInput.js | 27 | function recalculatePasswordStrength(input) { | CODE |
| LOW | web/list/notifications/index.php | 5 | function formatNotificationTimestamps(&$note) { | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | install/hst-install-debian.sh | 1234 | # If first attempt fails just add it | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/hst-install-ubuntu.sh | 1228 | # If first attempt fails just add it | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | web/inc/main.php | 181 | //accessing main.php via CLI doesn't set $_SESSION["userContext"], so we need to check if it's set before including poli | COMMENT |
| LOW | func/ip.sh | 72 | # New method that is improved on a later date we need to check if we can improve it for other locations | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | install/upgrade/versions/1.6.0.sh | 75 | # Changes have been made make sure to overwrite them to prevent issues in the future | COMMENT |
| LOW | install/deb/phpmyadmin/create_tables.sql | 12 | -- Please don't forget to set up the tablenames in config.inc.php | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | web/templates/pages/setup_webapp.php | 51 | $field_placeholder = !empty($form_control["placeholder"]) ? $form_control["placeholder"] : ""; | CODE |
| LOW | web/src/app/WebApp/AppWizard.php | 89 | 'placeholder' => 'auto', | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | src/chroot_build_all.sh | 12 | # Usage: | COMMENT |