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attify/firmware-analysis-toolkit

Toolkit to emulate firmware and analyse it for security vulnerabilities observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/attify/firmware-analysis-toolkit · Python · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3600
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 716
  • n_releases_24m: 0

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Adoption not part of the score

1582 stars · 283 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Firmware Analysis Toolkit (FAT) is a Python-based automation wrapper around Firmadyne that emulates IoT and embedded device firmware images. It lets security researchers boot firmware in an emulated environment to analyze it for vulnerabilities without needing physical hardware.

Use cases

  • emulate router firmware images for security research
  • analyze IoT device firmware for vulnerabilities without hardware
  • boot embedded firmware in QEMU to access its web interface
  • automate firmadyne-based firmware emulation
  • reverse engineer firmware binaries from IoT devices
  • set up an IoT firmware analysis lab environment

When to choose

  • you need to emulate and boot IoT/embedded firmware images quickly
  • you want an automated, scriptable wrapper around Firmadyne
  • you are doing offensive IoT security research or training
  • you prefer a simpler setup that skips Firmadyne's PostgreSQL dependency

When to avoid

  • you need fine-grained control over the emulation pipeline (use Firmadyne directly)
  • you need analysis of non-Linux-based firmware that Firmadyne cannot emulate
  • you want a maintained tool without Python 2 dependencies
  • you need production-grade or scalable firmware analysis infrastructure

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

security vulnerability-scanning reverse-engineering simulation developer-tools iot security reverse-engineering embedded-systems penetration-testing python cli firmware-analysis firmware-emulation firmadyne iot-security embedded-devices binary-analysis linux

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