# REhints/efiXplorer

IDA plugin and loader for UEFI firmware analysis and reverse engineering automation

Repository: https://github.com/REhints/efiXplorer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/efixplorer
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: reverse-engineering, ida-pro, ida-plugin, uefi, firmware, efi-protocols, efi-guid, uefi-firmware-analysis, ida-loader
Last push: 2026-08-20T00:14:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 74, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2255, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": 14, "gap_med": 136.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1125, forks 127 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:40.982209+00:00)

## What it is
efiXplorer is an IDA Pro plugin and loader that automates static analysis of UEFI firmware. It recovers EFI service function calls, identifies protocols and GUIDs, and assists in hunting UEFI firmware vulnerabilities.

## Use cases
- analyze UEFI firmware images in IDA Pro
- recover EFI service function calls automatically
- identify EFI protocols and GUIDs in firmware binaries
- hunt for UEFI firmware vulnerabilities at scale
- load UEFI firmware modules into IDA for reverse engineering

## When to choose
- you reverse engineer UEFI/EFI firmware in IDA Pro
- you need automated identification of EFI protocols, GUIDs, and service calls
- you perform large-scale static analysis of firmware for vulnerability research

## When to avoid
- you use Ghidra or Binary Ninja instead of IDA Pro
- you need dynamic firmware emulation or execution analysis
- your target is not UEFI/EFI firmware

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: reverse-engineering, static-site-generator
- domain: reverse-engineering, security, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: ida-pro, ida-plugin, uefi, firmware-analysis, efi-protocols, efi-guid, loader, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- REhints/efiXplorer (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:40.982209+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:39:22.068127+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/REhints/efiXplorer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:40.982209+00:00, sha 38ac14d65e78)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.