Analysis of NTIOLib.sys: vulnerable verdict, risk score 72/100. 4 YARA matches, 1/75 multi-engine detections. SHA256 d8b58f6a89a76185. Kernel imports, IOCTL codes, MITRE ATT&CK, and code-signing details.
DriverShield analyzed the Windows kernel driver NTIOLib.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 | 4 |
| Multi-engine detections | 1 / 75 |
| File size | 11888 bytes |
| Code-signing signer | GlobalSign Primary Object Publishing CA |
| Analyzed | 2026-09-06 |
| SHA256 | d8b58f6a89a7618558e37afc360cd772b6731e3ba367f8d58734ecee2244a530 |
| SHA1 | 3805e4e08ad342d224973ecdade8b00c40ed31be |
| MD5 | c02f70960fa934b8defa16a03d7f6556 |
Version resource data embedded in the NTIOLib.sys PE header, as extracted by the analysis engine.
| File description | NTIOLib |
|---|---|
| Product | NTIOLib |
| Company | MSI |
| Original filename | NTIOLib.sys |
| Internal name | NTIOLib.sys |
| File version | 1.0.0.0 |
| Copyright | Copyright (C) 2008-2009 MSI. 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 | 90 / 100 |
| Dangerous kernel imports | 100 / 100 |
| IOCTL dispatch surface | 27 / 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 NTIOLib.sys, ranked by exploitation relevance.
| API | Risk | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| MmMapIoSpace | critical | Highly dangerous - potential for arbitrary code execution, memory corruption, or process termination |
| HalGetBusDataByOffset | high | Potentially dangerous - could be used for privilege escalation or security bypass |
| HalSetBusDataByOffset | high | Potentially dangerous - could be used for privilege escalation or security bypass |
| KeBugCheckEx | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| MmUnmapIoSpace | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| IoCreateDevice | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| RtlInitUnicodeString | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoDeleteSymbolicLink | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoDeleteDevice | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IofCompleteRequest | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateSymbolicLink | 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 |
| 0x00808389 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #226 |
| 0xC35060D0 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | CUSTOM_MSI Function #2100 |
| 0xC3502088 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | CUSTOM_MSI Function #2082 |
| 0xC3506104 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | CUSTOM_MSI Function #2113 |
| 0xC350A0D8 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | CUSTOM_MSI Function #2102 |
| 0xC350A0E0 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | CUSTOM_MSI Function #2104 |
| 0x00340310 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #196 |
| 0x0080F2B1 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #3244 |
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 | 0x0794 | 0x0800 | 5.83 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| .rdata | 0x01B0 | 0x0200 | 3.87 | IDATA, READ |
| .data | 0x0114 | 0x0200 | 0.3 | IDATA, READ, WRITE |
| .pdata | 0x006C | 0x0200 | 0.95 | IDATA, READ |
| INIT | 0x0222 | 0x0400 | 3.04 | CODE, EXEC, READ, WRITE, DISCARD |
| .rsrc | 0x0370 | 0x0400 | 2.89 | 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_Msi_Ntiolibsys_Ntiolib_1014 | medium | Detects vulnerable driver mentioned in known-vulnerable driver corpus project using VersionInfo values from the PE header - NTIOLib.sys. Investigate matches in context: expected filenames or standard ... |
| PUA_VULN_Driver_Msi_Ntiolibsys_Ntiolib_99F4 | medium | Detects vulnerable driver mentioned in known-vulnerable driver corpus project using VersionInfo values from the PE header - NTIOLib.sys |
| 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 |
| T1014 | Rootkit | Defense Evasion |
| T1055.012 | Process Hollowing | Defense Evasion |
| T1068 | Exploitation for Privilege Escalation | Privilege Escalation |
| T1071 | Application Layer Protocol | Command and Control |
| T1542.001 | Pre-OS Boot: System Firmware | Persistence |
| T1543.003 | Windows Service | Persistence |
| T1562.001 | Impair Defenses | Defense Evasion |
| T1569.002 | Service Execution | Execution |
| T1601 | Modify System Image | Defense Evasion |
| T1652 | Device Driver Discovery | Discovery |
| Signer | GlobalSign Primary Object Publishing CA |
|---|---|
| Signer organisation | GlobalSign nv-sa |
| Issuer | GlobalSign Root CA |
| Serial | 4000000000108D9611CD6 |
| Valid from | 1999-01-28 12:00 UTC |
| Valid until | 2014-01-27 11:00 UTC (expired) |
| Signature validity | Not verified |
Engine angr, status completed, 17 paths explored at a maximum depth of 17. Vulnerability classes reached: 1. 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, NTIOLib.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.
NTIOLib.sys has a DriverShield composite risk score of 72/100, placing it in the vulnerable verdict band. SHA256: d8b58f6a89a7618558e37afc360cd772b6731e3ba367f8d58734ecee2244a530.
NTIOLib.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 Primary Object Publishing CA.
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