Analysis of acpipmi.sys: clean verdict, risk score 7/100. 0 YARA matches. SHA256 1e7c5fada2486ee3. Kernel imports, IOCTL codes, MITRE ATT&CK, and code-signing details.
DriverShield analyzed the Windows kernel driver acpipmi.sys and assigned a verdict of Clean with a composite risk score of 7/100, indicating no notable risk signals (0-29 band).
| Verdict | Clean (7/100) |
| YARA matches | 0 |
| File size | 18432 bytes |
| Analyzed | 2026-03-22 |
| SHA256 | 1e7c5fada2486ee31289a4befb70aea173190671c64995441651903cf31e5033 |
| SHA1 | c3adcd731b9f08f1cd8c133a4b26b602d6437e61 |
| MD5 | 33b5ed555018128792affcdc9af7afd2 |
Version resource data embedded in the acpipmi.sys PE header, as extracted by the analysis engine.
| File description | ACPI Power Metering Driver |
|---|---|
| Product | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Company | Microsoft Corporation |
| Original filename | acpipmi.sys |
| Internal name | acpipmi.sys |
| File version | 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) |
| Copyright | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
Each component is scored 0-100 and then weighted into the composite. See the analysis methodology for the exact formula.
| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| Multi-engine consensus | 0 / 100 |
| YARA signature matches | 0 / 100 |
| Dangerous kernel imports | 15 / 100 |
| IOCTL dispatch surface | 15 / 100 |
| Known-vulnerable corpus | 0 / 100 |
| Code-signing state | 50 / 100 |
| Packing and entropy | 0 / 100 |
| Dynamic behaviour | 0 / 100 |
| CVE cross-reference | 0 / 100 |
Kernel-mode APIs resolved from the Import Address Table of acpipmi.sys, ranked by exploitation relevance.
| API | Risk | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| RtlInitAnsiString | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| DbgPrintEx | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ExAllocatePoolWithTag | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
Control codes reachable through the driver dispatch routine. Codes tied to published exploit code are flagged, since they are the primary Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) entry points.
| Code | Severity | Transfer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x002200F0 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #60 |
| 0x0022070D | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #451 |
| 0x0080EC81 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2848 |
| 0x0080249C | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2343 |
| 0x00340394 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #229 |
Section layout and Shannon entropy. High entropy in a code section is a packing or encryption indicator.
| Section | Virtual size | Raw size | Entropy | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .text | 0x0969 | 0x0A00 | 5.76 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| .rdata | 0x0AB8 | 0x0C00 | 4.91 | IDATA, READ |
| .data | 0x0380 | 0x0200 | 0.87 | IDATA, READ, WRITE |
| .pdata | 0x0180 | 0x0200 | 3.03 | IDATA, READ |
| .idata | 0x0204 | 0x0400 | 2.28 | IDATA, READ |
| PAGE | 0x1877 | 0x1A00 | 6 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| INIT | 0x00CA | 0x0200 | 2.85 | CODE, EXEC, READ, DISCARD |
| GFIDS | 0x003C | 0x0200 | 0.55 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| .rsrc | 0x0408 | 0x0600 | 2.43 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| .reloc | 0x0174 | 0x0200 | 3.91 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| Control Flow Guard | Enabled |
|---|---|
| ASLR | Enabled |
| DEP | Enabled |
| Integrity check | Not enforced |
| Mitigation score | 80 / 100 |
Techniques this driver could enable if loaded by an adversary.
| ID | Technique | Tactic |
|---|---|---|
| T1211 | Exploitation for Defense Evasion | Defense Evasion |
| T1543.003 | Windows Service | Persistence |
| T1553.002 | Subvert Trust Controls: Code Signing | Defense Evasion |
| T1553.006 | Code Signing Policy Modification | Defense Evasion |
| T1652 | Device Driver Discovery | Discovery |
Engine angr, status no_findings, 0 paths explored at a maximum depth of 0. Vulnerability classes reached: 0. Exploitable paths: 0.
Based on DriverShield static and dynamic analysis, acpipmi.sys is assessed as clean, with no notable risk signals. Its composite risk score is 7/100 (verdict: clean). Always validate findings independently before acting.
acpipmi.sys has a DriverShield composite risk score of 7/100, placing it in the clean verdict band. SHA256: 1e7c5fada2486ee31289a4befb70aea173190671c64995441651903cf31e5033.
acpipmi.sys is a Windows kernel-mode driver (.sys) analyzed by DriverShield for vulnerabilities, BYOVD abuse potential, and malware indicators.
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