What's the best free security scan tool for C/C++ files?

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  • semgrep

    Lightweight static analysis for many languages. Find bug variants with patterns that look like source code.

  • Or alternatively an upcoming yet experimental one is semgrep https://semgrep.dev/

  • static-analysis

    ⚙️ A curated list of static analysis (SAST) tools and linters for all programming languages, config files, build tools, and more. The focus is on tools which improve code quality.

  • There's a bunch on https://github.com/analysis-tools-dev/static-analysis

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