Analysis of LHA.sys: vulnerable verdict, risk score 72/100. 3 YARA matches, 3/75 multi-engine detections. SHA256 e75714f8e0ff4560. Kernel imports, IOCTL codes, MITRE ATT&CK, and code-signing details.
DriverShield analyzed the Windows kernel driver LHA.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 | 3 |
| Multi-engine detections | 3 / 75 |
| File size | 35520 bytes |
| Code-signing signer | Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher |
| Analyzed | 2026-09-06 |
| SHA256 | e75714f8e0ff45605f6fc7689a1a89c7dcd34aab66c6131c63fefaca584539cf |
| SHA1 | fcd615df88645d1f57ff5702bd6758b77efea6d0 |
| MD5 | 748cf64b95ca83abc35762ad2c25458f |
Version resource data embedded in the LHA.sys PE header, as extracted by the analysis engine.
| File description | LHA |
|---|---|
| Product | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Company | LG Electronics Inc. |
| Original filename | LHA.sys |
| Internal name | LHA.sys |
| File version | 6.1.7600.16385 built by: WinDDK |
| Copyright | [email protected] |
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 | 85 / 100 |
| Dangerous kernel imports | 100 / 100 |
| IOCTL dispatch surface | 33 / 100 |
| Known-vulnerable corpus | 100 / 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 LHA.sys, ranked by exploitation relevance.
| API | Risk | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| MmMapIoSpace | critical | Highly dangerous - potential for arbitrary code execution, memory corruption, or process termination |
| MmGetSystemRoutineAddress | high | Potentially dangerous - could be used for privilege escalation or security bypass |
| MmGetPhysicalAddress | high | Potentially dangerous - could be used for privilege escalation or security bypass |
| MmUnmapIoSpace | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ZwCreateKey | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ObOpenObjectByPointer | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ZwSetValueKey | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| KeBugCheckEx | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ZwClose | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IofCompleteRequest | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateDeviceSecure | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| DbgPrint | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ExAllocatePoolWithTag | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwQueryValueKey | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwOpenKey | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateDevice | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateSymbolicLink | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoDeleteDevice | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| RtlInitUnicodeString | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x008000FB | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #62 |
| 0x002200F0 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #60 |
| 0x0080249C | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2343 |
| 0x9C402FB0 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | CUSTOM_LENOVO Function #3052 |
| 0x9C403390 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | CUSTOM_LENOVO Function #3300 |
| 0x9C403394 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | CUSTOM_LENOVO Function #3301 |
| 0x9C403520 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | CUSTOM_LENOVO Function #3400 |
| 0x9C403638 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | CUSTOM_LENOVO Function #3470 |
| 0x0034002D | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #11 |
| 0x00340030 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #12 |
| 0x0034031C | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #199 |
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 | 0x275E | 0x2800 | 6.31 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| .rdata | 0x079C | 0x0800 | 4.2 | IDATA, READ |
| .data | 0x0381 | 0x0400 | 1.28 | IDATA, READ, WRITE |
| .pdata | 0x02B8 | 0x0400 | 3.13 | IDATA, READ |
| PAGE | 0x1A47 | 0x1C00 | 6.03 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| INIT | 0x0728 | 0x0800 | 4.81 | CODE, EXEC, READ, WRITE, DISCARD |
| .rsrc | 0x0380 | 0x0400 | 3.07 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| .reloc | 0x0060 | 0x0200 | 0.32 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| Control Flow Guard | Not enabled |
|---|---|
| ASLR | Not enabled |
| DEP | Not enabled |
| Integrity check | Not enforced |
| Mitigation score | 5 / 100 |
| Rule | Severity | Detects |
|---|---|---|
| PUA_VULN_Driver_Lgelectronicsinc_Lhasys_Microsoftwindowsoperatingsystem_23BA | medium | Detects vulnerable driver mentioned in known-vulnerable driver corpus project using VersionInfo values from the PE header - LHA.sys. Investigate matches in context: expected filenames or standard vend... |
| 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 |
| T1562.001 | Impair Defenses | Defense Evasion |
| T1569.002 | Service Execution | Execution |
| T1652 | Device Driver Discovery | Discovery |
| Signer | Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher |
|---|---|
| Signer organisation | Microsoft Corporation |
| Issuer | Microsoft Windows Third Party Component CA 2014 |
| Serial | 33000000253A2738690A3451C1000000000025 |
| Valid from | 2018-09-06 21:30 UTC |
| Valid until | 2019-09-06 21:30 UTC (expired) |
| Signature validity | Not verified |
Engine angr, status timeout, 61 paths explored at a maximum depth of 61. Vulnerability classes reached: 0. Exploitable paths: 0.
Corpus match: this hash is present in the known-vulnerable driver corpus DriverShield cross-references during analysis, which is why the score carries a full weighting on that component.
Based on DriverShield static and dynamic analysis, LHA.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.
LHA.sys has a DriverShield composite risk score of 72/100, placing it in the vulnerable verdict band. SHA256: e75714f8e0ff45605f6fc7689a1a89c7dcd34aab66c6131c63fefaca584539cf.
LHA.sys is a Windows kernel-mode driver (.sys) analyzed by DriverShield for vulnerabilities, BYOVD abuse potential, and malware indicators. It is code-signed by Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher.
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