C++ Cybersecurity

Open-source C++ projects categorized as Cybersecurity

Top 11 C++ Cybersecurity Projects

Cybersecurity
  1. ImHex

    🔍 A Hex Editor for Reverse Engineers, Programmers and people who value their retinas when working at 3 AM.

    Project mention: Binary Formats Gallery | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-10-03
  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  3. x64dbg

    An open-source user mode debugger for Windows. Optimized for reverse engineering and malware analysis.

  4. gnuradio

    GNU Radio – the Free and Open Software Radio Ecosystem

  5. Nidhogg

    Nidhogg is an all-in-one simple to use windows kernel rootkit.

  6. logkeys

    📝 ⌨️ A GNU/Linux keylogger that works!

  7. GRFICSv2

    Version 2 of the Graphical Realism Framework for Industrial Control Simulation (GRFICS)

  8. Venom

    Venom is a library that meant to perform evasive communication using stolen browser socket (by Idov31)

  9. Stream

    Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.

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  10. Degate

    A modern and open-source cross-platform software for chips reverse engineering.

  11. Jormungandr

    Jormungandr is a kernel implementation of a COFF loader, allowing kernel developers to load and execute their COFFs in the kernel. (by Idov31)

  12. deserter

    A targeted DNS cache poisoner

  13. AixCrypt

    A Key Calculation Based Program For Data Confidentiality Over A Steganography-Like Technique Using The ROT Algorithm

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source Cybersecurity projects in C++? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 ImHex 52,046
2 x64dbg 47,354
3 gnuradio 5,830
4 Nidhogg 2,175
5 logkeys 813
6 GRFICSv2 556
7 Venom 394
8 Degate 272
9 Jormungandr 242
10 deserter 121
11 AixCrypt 23

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