# e-m-b-a/emba

EMBA - The firmware security analyzer

Repository: https://github.com/e-m-b-a/emba
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/emba
Homepage: https://www.securefirmware.de
Language: Shell
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: firmware, linux, embedded-linux, security-tools, pentesting, hacking, iot, penetration-testing, security, embedded-systems, vulnerability-scanners, firmware-tools, firmware-analysis, static-analyzer, reverse-engineering, binary-analysis, vulnerability-scanner, infosec, artificial-intelligence, sbom
Last push: 2026-08-25T10:28:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 82, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2199, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 43, "gap_med": 69.5, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3614, forks 318 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:11.703379+00:00)

## What it is
EMBA is an open-source firmware security analyzer for embedded Linux devices, written in Bash. It automates firmware extraction, static and dynamic analysis via emulation, SBOM generation, and produces a web-based vulnerability report.

## Use cases
- analyze firmware images of IoT devices for vulnerabilities
- generate an SBOM from embedded Linux firmware
- find hard-coded passwords and insecure binaries in firmware
- emulate firmware binaries for dynamic security analysis
- prepare firmware security assessments as a penetration tester
- compare two firmware versions to identify security-relevant changes

## When to choose
- you need automated end-to-end firmware security analysis of embedded Linux devices
- you want SBOM generation plus static and dynamic analysis in one tool
- you are a pentester or product security team assessing IoT/OT device firmware

## When to avoid
- you need to analyze non-Linux embedded firmware such as RTOS or microcontroller images
- you want a GUI-only workflow without command-line usage
- you need a lightweight scanner that runs on Windows or macOS natively

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: vulnerability-scanning, reverse-engineering, security
- domain: security, embedded-systems, iot, penetration-testing
- platform: cli
- tags: firmware-analysis, firmware-extraction, dynamic-analysis, emulation, embedded-linux, sbom-generation, pentesting, static-analyzer, sbom, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- e-m-b-a/emba (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.703379+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 2026-08-29T18:33:36.791927+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/e-m-b-a/emba (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.703379+00:00, sha e4fb79c756cc)
  - homepage: https://www.securefirmware.de (fetched 2026-08-29T09:26:41.966739+00:00, sha 224a4399a06c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.