Awesome Security lists for SOC/CERT/CTI
This report summarizes scanner evidence for mthcht/awesome-lists, a YARA project with 1,955 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 690,546 lines of code across 12232 source files, recording 110 pattern matches distributed across 10 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? 49 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 9 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 65 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 110 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 110 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 61 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 63 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 88 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 90 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 139 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 141 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 225 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 227 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 300 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 302 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 368 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 370 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/TOR/build_tor_history.py | 192 | # ── Load state ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/TOR/build_tor_history.py | 205 | # ── Load existing data (if any) ────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/TOR/build_tor_history.py | 214 | # ── Get commits ────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/TOR/build_tor_history.py | 234 | # ── Process ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | Lists/TOR/build_tor_history.py | 265 | # ── Merge periods ──────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | Lists/TOR/build_tor_history.py | 270 | # ── Compute stats for the data feed ────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/TOR/build_tor_history.py | 290 | # ── Write clean data feed (no script state) ────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/TOR/build_tor_history.py | 305 | # ── Write state separately ─────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | Lists/RMM/update_RMM_detection.py | 43 | # Create a DataFrame from the filtered rows | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/RMM/update_RMM_detection.py | 60 | # Create a directory for the tool | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/RMM/update_RMM_detection.py | 63 | # Create a DataFrame for the tool | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/TOR/Get_TOR_IOCs.py | 101 | # Define a unique key based on IP and port, or just IP if there's no port | STRING |
| MEDIUM | Lists/Phishing/redflag_domains/fetch_redflagdomains.py | 4 | # Define the source URL and output filename | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …hing/phishing_army/fetch_phishing_army_domains_list.py | 5 | # Define the source URL and output filename | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | Lists/Phishing/phishing-db/fetch_phishing_domains.py | 5 | # Define the source URL and output filename | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/Proxy list update monosans.yml | 18 | # Define the target directory | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/Proxy list update TheSpeedX.yml | 18 | # Define the target directory | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/Proxy list update hideip.me.yml | 18 | # Define the target directory | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …s/Proxy list update maximilianfeix free-proxy-list.yml | 18 | # Define the target directory | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …rkflows/Proxy list update proxmint free-proxy-list.yml | 18 | # Define the target directory | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | …lation_maxmind_geo_db/fetch_maxmind_databases_daily.py | 53 | print(f"Error: No extracted folder found for {db_name}") | CODE |
| LOW | …ains/sinkholed_servers/search_for_sinkholed_servers.py | 25 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | …ains/sinkholed_servers/search_for_sinkholed_servers.py | 32 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | …sts/Domains/sinkholed_servers/transform_csv_to_json.py | 30 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/Domains/DNSDB/TOP1M_DNSDB.py | 231 | except Exception: | STRING |
| LOW | Lists/Domains/C2IntelFeed/fetch_feeds.py | 347 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/Drivers/get_loldriver_list.py | 28 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| MEDIUM | Lists/Drivers/get_loldriver_list.py | 4 | def fetch_csv(url, output_file): | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/Drivers/get_microsoft_vulnerable_drivers_list.py | 212 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| MEDIUM | Lists/PROXY/sunny9577_proxy-scraper/fetch_proxies.py | 42 | print(f"Error processing {proxy_file}: {e}") | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/PROXY/proxyscrape.com/fetch_proxy_list.py | 75 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| MEDIUM | Lists/PROXY/proxyscrape.com/fetch_proxy_list.py | 15 | def download_proxy_list(): | CODE |
| LOW | …VPN/SurfSharkVPN/fetch_surfshark_servers_ip_address.py | 84 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | …VPN/SurfSharkVPN/fetch_surfshark_servers_ip_address.py | 95 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| MEDIUM | …VPN/SurfSharkVPN/fetch_surfshark_servers_ip_address.py | 20 | def download_zip(url, zip_path): | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | Lists/Others/splunk/splunk_vuln_check.py | 168 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/Others/splunk/splunk_vuln_check.py | 587 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/Others/splunk/splunk_vuln_check.py | 599 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/Others/splunk/splunk_vuln_check.py | 765 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 438 | except Exception as exc: | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/TOR/build_tor_history.py | 108 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | Lists/TOR/build_tor_history.py | 261 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/TLDs/fetch_valid_tlds.py | 143 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/Phishing/DNSTWIST/get_dnstwist.py | 23 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/Phishing/DNSTWIST/get_dnstwist.py | 38 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/Phishing/DNSTWIST/get_dnstwist.py | 52 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/Phishing/DNSTWIST/get_dnstwist.py | 91 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/IP/Threatfox/fetch_threatfox_ip_port.py | 48 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | _utils/create_bookmarks_file_to_import.py | 21 | CODE | |
| LOW | …ains/sinkholed_servers/search_for_sinkholed_servers.py | 12 | CODE | |
| LOW | …ains/sinkholed_servers/search_for_sinkholed_servers.py | 35 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/Domains/DNSDB/TOP1M_DNSDB.py | 103 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/Drivers/get_loldriver_list.py | 14 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/PROXY/sunny9577_proxy-scraper/fetch_proxies.py | 19 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/PROXY/openproxylist.xyz/fetch_proxy_list.py | 4 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/PROXY/TheSpeedX_Proxy/create_lookup_file.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/PROXY/hideip.me/create_lookup_file.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | …ddress_Company_List/Zscaler/fetch_zscaler_ip_ranges.py | 29 | CODE | |
| LOW | …st/Microsoft/Get_Microsoft_IP_Ranges_From_Microsoft.py | 77 | CODE | |
| LOW | …st/Microsoft/Get_Microsoft_IP_Ranges_From_Microsoft.py | 93 | CODE | |
| LOW | …ges_IP_Address_Company_List/bgp.he.net/get_ip_range.py | 14 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/VPN/create_all_vpn_ip_list.py | 4 | CODE | |
| LOW | …VPN/SurfSharkVPN/fetch_surfshark_servers_ip_address.py | 73 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/Others/splunk/splunk_vuln_check.py | 159 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/Others/splunk/splunk_vuln_check.py | 309 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/Others/splunk/splunk_vuln_check.py | 456 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/Others/splunk/splunk_vuln_check.py | 567 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/TOR/build_tor_history.py | 183 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH | Lists/Domains/DNSDB/TOP1M_DNSDB.py | 231 | except Exception: | CODE |
| HIGH | Lists/Others/splunk/splunk_vuln_check.py | 168 | except Exception: | CODE |
| HIGH | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 116 | except ValueError: | CODE |
| HIGH | Lists/TOR/build_tor_history.py | 77 | except ValueError: | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | Lists/Domains/DNSDB/TOP1M_DNSDB.py | 103 | async def run_massdns_with_live_output(input_file, resolvers_file, total_queries): | STRING |
| LOW | Lists/Drivers/get_microsoft_vulnerable_drivers_list.py | 89 | def flatten_single_root_folder(destination: Path) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | …st/Microsoft/Get_Microsoft_IP_Ranges_From_Microsoft.py | 42 | def extract_service_tags_to_folders(json_file, output_dir): | CODE |
| LOW | …st/Microsoft/Get_Microsoft_IP_Ranges_From_Microsoft.py | 77 | def json_to_custom_csv_service_tags(json_file, csv_file): | CODE |
| LOW | …st/Microsoft/Get_Microsoft_IP_Ranges_From_Microsoft.py | 93 | def json_to_custom_csv_office_worldwide(json_file, csv_file): | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/VPN/NordVPN/get_nordvpn_ips_list.py | 50 | def fetch_ips_from_github_csv(github_url): | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | Lists/Others/splunk/splunk_vuln_check.py | 149 | def extract_advisory_urls_from_homepage(timeout): | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | Lists/Others/splunk/splunk_vuln_check.py | 159 | def extract_advisory_urls_from_rss(timeout): | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/Others/splunk/splunk_vuln_check.py | 274 | def get_product_status_section(lines): | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/Others/splunk/splunk_vuln_check.py | 412 | def parse_product_status_line(line): | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/Others/splunk/splunk_vuln_check.py | 456 | def parse_product_status_rows(lines): | CODE |
| LOW | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 121 | def severity_and_category_for_reason(reason: str) -> tuple[str, str]: | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | Lists/Domains/TOP1M/download_and_merge_TOP1M.py | 3 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/Drivers/get_microsoft_vulnerable_drivers_list.py | 4 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/PROXY/sunny9577_proxy-scraper/fetch_proxies.py | 1 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/PROXY/proxyscrape.com/fetch_proxy_list.py | 1 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/PROXY/TheSpeedX_Proxy/create_lookup_file.py | 3 | CODE | |
| LOW | …ist/Cloud Hosting Providers/AWS/update_aws_ip_range.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/VPN/NordVPN/get_nordvpn_ips_list.py | 3 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 21 | CODE | |
| LOW | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 32 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | _utils/create_bookmarks_file_to_import.py | 46 | # Check if line is a header | COMMENT |
| LOW | Lists/Phishing/DNSTWIST/get_dnstwist.py | 85 | # Check if the argument is a file or a list of domains | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | Lists/VPN/NordVPN/get_nordvpn_ips_list.py | 1 | import requests | COMMENT |
| LOW | Lists/VPN/NordVPN/get_nordvpn_ips_list.py | 21 | # for ovpn_url in ovpn_urls: | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | Lists/VSCODE Extensions/build_vscode_extensions_feed.py | 104 | CODE |