Analysis of _driver_SYS64_ShdcPci.sys: vulnerable verdict, risk score 72/100. 2 YARA matches, 0/71 multi-engine detections. SHA256 c7972e0add6405bb. Kernel imports, IOCTL codes, MITRE ATT&CK, and code-signing details.
DriverShield analyzed the Windows kernel driver _driver_SYS64_ShdcPci.sys and assigned a verdict of Vulnerable with a composite risk score of 72/100, indicating a known or likely vulnerability surface (60-79 band).
| Verdict | Vulnerable (72/100) |
| YARA matches | 2 |
| Multi-engine detections | 0 / 71 |
| File size | 463264 bytes |
| Code-signing signer | GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G3 |
| Analyzed | 2026-08-05 |
| SHA256 | c7972e0add6405bbcdc9d44661d15713f97d2516e74a0edc9b8b41e0caf69217 |
| SHA1 | b0b9b6be37fba6881dfefcd328d746496382e717 |
| MD5 | f7d36da40a9540e3c85a325e13963ee2 |
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 | 80 / 100 |
| Dangerous kernel imports | 100 / 100 |
| IOCTL dispatch surface | 100 / 100 |
| Known-vulnerable corpus | 0 / 100 |
| Code-signing state | 80 / 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 _driver_SYS64_ShdcPci.sys, ranked by exploitation relevance.
| API | Risk | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| MmMapIoSpace | critical | Highly dangerous - potential for arbitrary code execution, memory corruption, or process termination |
| MmMapLockedPages | critical | Highly dangerous - potential for arbitrary code execution, memory corruption, or process termination |
| ZwSetValueKey | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ZwDeleteKey | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ZwCreateKey | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| KeBugCheckEx | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| MmUnmapIoSpace | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ZwWriteFile | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ZwCreateFile | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwOpenKey | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| RtlInitUnicodeString | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateDevice | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateSymbolicLink | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeWaitForSingleObject | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IofCompleteRequest | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwQueryInformationFile | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| DbgPrint | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeSetEvent | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoDeleteDevice | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwReadFile | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ExAllocatePoolWithTag | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ExFreePool | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwClose | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeDelayExecutionThread | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeInitializeEvent | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoDeleteSymbolicLink | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x008082C7 | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #177 |
| 0x00347E83 | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #4000 |
| 0x0034908F | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #1059 |
| 0x00349287 | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #1185 |
| 0x00349087 | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #1057 |
| 0x00346883 | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #2592 |
| 0x00349293 | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #1188 |
| 0x003406AF | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #427 |
| 0x0034F08B | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #3106 |
| 0x00347B83 | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #3808 |
| 0x003443C7 | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #241 |
| 0x0080840F | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #259 |
| 0x008091B7 | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #1133 |
| 0xC350B9FF | high | METHOD_NEITHER | CUSTOM_MSI Function #3711 |
| 0x0034010B | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #66 |
| 0x0034005F | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #23 |
| 0x002200F0 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #60 |
| 0x00809189 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #1122 |
| 0x0034D481 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #1312 |
| 0x00808089 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #34 |
| 0x0034D482 | medium | METHOD_OUT_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #1312 |
| 0x00802484 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2337 |
| 0x0080248C | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2339 |
| 0x00808189 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #98 |
Showing 24 of 40 extracted control codes.
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 | 0x688E4 | 0x68900 | 6.47 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| .data | 0x2218 | 0x2280 | 2.55 | IDATA, READ, WRITE |
| .pdata | 0x1A70 | 0x1A80 | 5.75 | IDATA, READ |
| INIT | 0x08FE | 0x0900 | 5.3 | CODE, EXEC, READ, WRITE, DISCARD |
| Control Flow Guard | Not enabled |
|---|---|
| ASLR | Not enabled |
| DEP | Not enabled |
| Integrity check | Not enforced |
| Mitigation score | 5 / 100 |
| Rule | Severity | Detects |
|---|---|---|
| BYOVD_MemRW | critical | Phys memory mapping + device creation |
| SUSP_PhysMem | high | Physical memory mapping |
Techniques this driver could enable if loaded by an adversary.
| ID | Technique | Tactic |
|---|---|---|
| T1003 | OS Credential Dumping | Credential Access |
| T1003.001 | OS Credential Dumping: LSASS Memory | Credential Access |
| T1006 | Direct Volume Access | Defense Evasion |
| T1055.012 | Process Hollowing | Defense Evasion |
| T1068 | Exploitation for Privilege Escalation | Privilege Escalation |
| T1112 | Modify Registry | Defense Evasion |
| T1211 | Exploitation for Defense Evasion | Defense Evasion |
| T1543.003 | Windows Service | Persistence |
| T1547.001 | Registry Run Keys | Persistence |
| T1553.002 | Subvert Trust Controls: Code Signing | Defense Evasion |
| T1569.002 | Service Execution | Execution |
| T1652 | Device Driver Discovery | Discovery |
| Signer | GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G3 |
|---|---|
| Signer organisation | GlobalSign nv-sa |
| Issuer | GlobalSign Root CA |
| Serial | 47C30FFEFC22BB280F96FEA75251 |
| Valid from | 2016-03-16 00:00 UTC |
| Valid until | 2024-03-16 00:00 UTC (expired) |
| Signature validity | Not verified |
Engine angr, status static_approximation, 0 paths explored at a maximum depth of 0. Vulnerability classes reached: 0. Exploitable paths: 0.
Based on DriverShield static and dynamic analysis, _driver_SYS64_ShdcPci.sys is flagged as vulnerable and is a potential Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) risk. Its composite risk score is 72/100 (verdict: vulnerable). Always validate findings independently before acting.
_driver_SYS64_ShdcPci.sys has a DriverShield composite risk score of 72/100, placing it in the vulnerable verdict band. SHA256: c7972e0add6405bbcdc9d44661d15713f97d2516e74a0edc9b8b41e0caf69217.
_driver_SYS64_ShdcPci.sys is a Windows kernel-mode driver (.sys) analyzed by DriverShield for vulnerabilities, BYOVD abuse potential, and malware indicators. It is code-signed by GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G3.
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