KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “KeePass Password Safe”.
This report summarizes scanner evidence for keepassxreboot/keepassxc, a C++ project with 29,634 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 671,980 lines of code across 951 source files, recording 178 pattern matches distributed across 9 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 0.3 (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? 167 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 7 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 12 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 178 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 178 distinct pattern matches across 9 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 | CMakeLists.txt | 1 | # Copyright (C) 2026 KeePassXC Team <team@keepassxc.org> | COMMENT |
| LOW | release-tool.py | 1 | #!/usr/bin/env python3 | COMMENT |
| LOW | release-tool.py | 41 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | tests/CMakeLists.txt | 1 | # Copyright (C) 2026 KeePassXC Team <team@keepassxc.org> | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/TestKeys.cpp | 21 | #include <QBuffer> | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/TestCli.cpp | 21 | #include "core/Bootstrap.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/TestCli.cpp | 41 | #include "cli/Edit.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/TestKeePass1Reader.cpp | 21 | #include <QBuffer> | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/TestKdbx4.cpp | 21 | #include "core/Metadata.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/TestEntryModel.cpp | 21 | #include <QSignalSpy> | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/TestAutoType.cpp | 21 | #include <QRegularExpression> | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/TestImports.cpp | 21 | #include "core/Group.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/TestDatabase.cpp | 21 | #include <QRegularExpression> | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/TestPasskeys.cpp | 21 | #include "browser/BrowserPasskeysClient.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/gui/TestGui.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | tests/gui/TestGui.cpp | 41 | #include "crypto/Crypto.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/gui/TestGui.cpp | 61 | #include "gui/entry/EntryView.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/gui/CMakeLists.txt | 1 | # Copyright (C) 2011 Felix Geyer <debfx@fobos.de> | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/gui/TestGuiBrowser.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | tests/gui/TestGuiFdoSecrets.cpp | 21 | #include "fdosecrets/FdoSecretsPlugin.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/gui/attachments/TestTextAttachmentsWidget.cpp | 1 | #include "TestTextAttachmentsWidget.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/gui/attachments/TestAttachmentsGui.cpp | 1 | #include <QtTest> | COMMENT |
| LOW | utils/keepassxc-flatpak-wrapper.sh | 1 | #!/usr/bin/env bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | utils/makeappicons.sh | 1 | #!/usr/bin/env bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | utils/makeappicons.sh | 21 | # How to use: (assuming you check out stuff in ~/src) | COMMENT |
| LOW | utils/keepassxc-snap-helper.sh | 1 | #!/usr/bin/env bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | docs/CMakeLists.txt | 1 | # Copyright (C) 2020 KeePassXC Team <team@keepassxc.org> | COMMENT |
| LOW | docs/styles/dark.css | 121 | .menuseq,.menuref{color:#000} | COMMENT |
| LOW | docs/styles/dark.css | 141 | #header .details br{display:none} | COMMENT |
| LOW | docs/styles/dark.css | 161 | #toc.toc2>ul{font-size:.9em;margin-bottom:0} | COMMENT |
| LOW | .github/CONTRIBUTING.md | 141 | // Class includes | COMMENT |
| LOW | share/CMakeLists.txt | 1 | # Copyright (C) 2011 Felix Geyer <debfx@fobos.de> | COMMENT |
| LOW | share/translations/CMakeLists.txt | 1 | # Copyright (C) 2025 KeePassXC Team <team@keepassxc.org> | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/CMakeLists.txt | 1 | # Copyright (C) 2026 KeePassXC Team <team@keepassxc.org> | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/main.cpp | 21 | #include <QFile> | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/core/Global.h | 21 | #ifndef KEEPASSX_GLOBAL_H | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/core/EntryAttachments.cpp | 21 | #include "core/Global.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/core/Entry.cpp | 21 | #include "core/Config.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/core/Database.cpp | 21 | #include "core/AsyncTask.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/core/Alloc.cpp | 21 | #include <cstdlib> | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/core/Config.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | src/core/Database.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | src/core/Bootstrap.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | src/core/Bootstrap.cpp | 101 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/core/Tools.cpp | 21 | * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/quickunlock/WindowsHello.cpp | 21 | #include <winrt/base.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/quickunlock/QuickUnlockInterface.cpp | 21 | #if defined(Q_OS_MACOS) | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/quickunlock/TouchID.mm | 21 | #include "crypto/SymmetricCipher.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/quickunlock/TouchID.mm | 141 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | src/proxy/CMakeLists.txt | 1 | # Copyright (C) 2025 KeePassXC Team <team@keepassxc.org> | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/proxy/NativeMessagingProxy.cpp | 21 | #include <QCoreApplication> | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/fdosecrets/objects/Item.cpp | 21 | #include "fdosecrets/FdoSecretsPlugin.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/fdosecrets/objects/SessionCipher.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | src/fdosecrets/dbus/DBusTypes.cpp | 61 | } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/cli/Utils.cpp | 21 | #include "core/Entry.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/cli/CMakeLists.txt | 1 | # Copyright (C) 2025 KeePassXC Team | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/cli/Command.cpp | 21 | #include "AttachmentExport.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/cli/keepassxc-cli.cpp | 21 | #include "Command.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/qrcode/CMakeLists.txt | 1 | # Copyright (C) 2025 KeePassXC Team <team@keepassxc.org> | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/keeshare/CMakeLists.txt | 1 | # Copyright (C) 2025 KeePassXC Team <team@keepassxc.org> | COMMENT |
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| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | release-tool.py | 375 | def _macos_get_codesigning_identity(user_choice=None): | CODE |
| LOW | release-tool.py | 404 | def _macos_validate_keychain_profile(keychain_profile): | CODE |
| LOW | release-tool.py | 505 | def check_release_does_not_exist(tag_name, cwd=None): | CODE |
| LOW | release-tool.py | 535 | def check_version_in_vcpkg_manifest(version, cwd=None): | CODE |
| LOW | release-tool.py | 769 | def _get_vcpkg_toolchain_file(path=None): | CODE |
| LOW | release-tool.py | 1223 | def check_transifex_cmd_exists(): | CODE |
| LOW | release-tool.py | 1229 | def check_transifex_config_exists(src_dir): | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tests/TestKeePass1Reader.cpp | 69 | QCOMPARE(entry11->notes(), QString("Lorem ipsum\ndolor sit amet")); | CODE |
| LOW | tests/TestKeePass1Reader.cpp | 69 | QCOMPARE(entry11->notes(), QString("Lorem ipsum\ndolor sit amet")); | CODE |
| LOW | tests/TestImports.cpp | 266 | QCOMPARE(attr->value("card_cardholderName"), QStringLiteral("Jane Doe")); | CODE |
| LOW | tests/TestImports.cpp | 395 | QCOMPARE(entry->username(), QStringLiteral("user@example.com")); | CODE |
| LOW | tests/data/bitwarden_nested_export.json | 121 | "username": "user@example.com", | CODE |
| LOW | tests/data/bitwarden_export.json | 77 | "cardholderName": "Jane Doe", | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | utils/keepassxc-snap-helper.sh | 102 | # -------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | utils/keepassxc-snap-helper.sh | 104 | # -------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH | release-tool.py | 359 | out = _run(f'cmd /c "{vs_cmd}" -arch={arch} -host_arch={host_arch} -no_logo && set', cwd=None, text=True).stdout | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | release-tool.py | 313 | CODE | |
| LOW | release-tool.py | 375 | CODE | |
| LOW | release-tool.py | 1141 | CODE | |
| LOW | release-tool.py | 1243 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | release-tool.py | 302 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | release-tool.py | 1466 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | src/gui/osutils/nixutils/NixUtils.cpp | 120 | // TODO: implement | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | release-tool.py | 186 | CODE |