系统梳理AI辅助二进制逆向工程的144篇论文,构建统一框架。
SoK: AI-Augmented Binary Reversing

- 按22类逆向任务整理144篇论文,建立统一分类体系。
- 揭示传统方法与AI技术融合的共性结构和评估短板。
- 适合安全研究者、逆向工程师及AI+软件分析方向学者。
二进制逆向是理解软件、发现漏洞、调查恶意代码和固件审计的基础,但因编译过程导致语义信息不可逆丢失而极具挑战。近年来,机器学习、大语言模型(LLMs)和智能体系统的发展推动了AI辅助逆向技术的广泛应用。然而相关研究在逆向领域、产物表示、学习方法和评估实践上日益碎片化。本文首次对AI辅助二进制逆向进行全面知识体系化,分析2015年以来发表的144篇论文,按推理任务划分为22个逆向领域,并提出涵盖传统与AI增强流程的统一分类法。该分类法连接传统分析技术、二进制生成物、表示策略、学习范式与下游任务,厘清了LLMs与智能体系统的新兴角色。通过建立通用术语和结构化框架,本研究呈现了过去十年领域演进的全景图,揭示看似各异方法背后的共性结构,指出持续的技术挑战与评估缺口,并识别未来研究的潜力方向。整体为下一代可靠、可扩展的AI辅助逆向系统奠定基础。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Binary reversing is fundamental to software understanding, vulnerability discovery, malware investigation, and firmware auditing. However, it remains inherently challenging due to the irreversible loss of semantic information during compilation. Recent advances in machine learning, large language models (LLMs), and agentic AI systems have accelerated the adoption of AI-augmented binary reversing. Yet, the resulting body of work has become increasingly fragmented across reversing domains, artifact representations, learning approaches, and evaluation practices. This paper presents the first comprehensive systematization of knowledge on AI-augmented binary reversing. We analyze 144 research papers published since 2015, and organize them into 22 binary reversing domains according to the inference tasks. We further introduce a unified taxonomy spanning conventional and AI-augmented reversing pipelines. Our taxonomy connects traditional analysis techniques, binary-derived artifacts, representation strategies, learning paradigms, and downstream inference tasks, while clarifying the emerging roles of LLMs and agentic AI systems. By establishing a common vocabulary and structured framework, we provide a holistic view of the field's evolution over the past decade. Our study reveals common structures underlying seemingly disparate approaches, highlights persistent technical challenges and evaluation gaps, and identifies promising opportunities for future research. Collectively, these insights clarify the current state of the field and provide a foundation for the next generation of reliable and scalable AI-augmented binary reversing systems.
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