Analysis of rtkiow8x64.sys: vulnerable verdict, risk score 72/100. 3 YARA matches, 0/75 multi-engine detections. SHA256 b205835b818d8a50. Kernel imports, IOCTL codes, MITRE ATT&CK, and code-signing details.
DriverShield analyzed the Windows kernel driver rtkiow8x64.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 | 0 / 75 |
| File size | 55984 bytes |
| Code-signing signer | DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA |
| Analyzed | 2026-09-06 |
| SHA256 | b205835b818d8a50903cf76936fcf8160060762725bd74a523320cfbd091c038 |
| SHA1 | 98ceed786f79288becc08c3b82c57e8d4bfa1bca |
| MD5 | 480f2ca1679056019dbc8abece3fa3cb |
Version resource data embedded in the rtkiow8x64.sys PE header, as extracted by the analysis engine.
| File description | Realtek IO Driver |
|---|---|
| Product | Realtek IO Driver |
| Company | Realtek |
| Original filename | rtkiow8x64.sys |
| Internal name | rtkiow8x64.sys |
| File version | 1.009.0709.2020 |
| Copyright | Copyright (C) 2020 Realtek Semiconductor Corporation. All Right 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 | 85 / 100 |
| Dangerous kernel imports | 100 / 100 |
| IOCTL dispatch surface | 60 / 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 rtkiow8x64.sys, ranked by exploitation relevance.
| API | Risk | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| MmMapIoSpace | critical | Highly dangerous - potential for arbitrary code execution, memory corruption, or process termination |
| MmMapLockedPagesSpecifyCache | 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 |
| ObOpenObjectByPointer | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ZwCreateKey | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| MmUnmapIoSpace | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ZwSetValueKey | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ZwClose | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateSymbolicLink | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| RtlInitUnicodeString | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateDevice | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoDeleteDevice | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwQueryValueKey | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwOpenKey | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ExAllocatePoolWithTag | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IofCompleteRequest | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoDeleteSymbolicLink | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateDeviceSecure | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x00343D07 | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #3905 |
| 0x002200F0 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #60 |
| 0x008024BC | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2351 |
| 0xC350B800 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | CUSTOM_MSI Function #3584 |
| 0x0034FF0D | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #4035 |
| 0x00348005 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #1 |
| 0x0034D815 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #1541 |
| 0x00345305 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #1217 |
| 0x0080EC81 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2848 |
| 0x00220020 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #8 |
| 0x0080C481 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #288 |
| 0x00340030 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #12 |
| 0x0022E840 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #2576 |
| 0x0080248C | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2339 |
| 0x00802494 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2341 |
| 0x00802484 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2337 |
| 0x0022EF45 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #3025 |
| 0x003403FC | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #255 |
| 0x00340088 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #34 |
| 0x00340036 | medium | METHOD_OUT_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #13 |
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 | 0x3EFB | 0x4000 | 6.38 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| .rdata | 0x0EE4 | 0x1000 | 4.4 | IDATA, READ |
| .data | 0x0308 | 0x0400 | 1.27 | IDATA, READ, WRITE |
| .pdata | 0x03D8 | 0x0400 | 4.21 | IDATA, READ |
| PAGE | 0x2224 | 0x2400 | 6.1 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| INIT | 0x0A70 | 0x0C00 | 5.22 | CODE, EXEC, READ, DISCARD |
| .rsrc | 0x0460 | 0x0600 | 2.58 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| .reloc | 0x0030 | 0x0200 | 0.57 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| Control Flow Guard | Enabled |
|---|---|
| ASLR | Enabled |
| DEP | Enabled |
| Integrity check | Not enforced |
| Mitigation score | 85 / 100 |
| Rule | Severity | Detects |
|---|---|---|
| PUA_VULN_Driver_Realtek_Rtkiowxsys_Realtekiodriver_B205 | medium | Detects vulnerable driver mentioned in known-vulnerable driver corpus project using VersionInfo values from the PE header - rtkiow8x64.sys . Investigate matches in context: expected filenames or stand... |
| 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 |
| T1071 | Application Layer Protocol | Command and Control |
| 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 | DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA |
|---|---|
| Signer organisation | DigiCert Inc |
| Issuer | Microsoft Code Verification Root |
| Serial | 61204DB4000000000027 |
| Valid from | 2011-04-15 19:45 UTC |
| Valid until | 2021-04-15 19:55 UTC (expired) |
| Signature validity | Not verified |
Engine angr, status completed, 100 paths explored at a maximum depth of 100. Vulnerability classes reached: 0. Exploitable paths: 2.
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, rtkiow8x64.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.
rtkiow8x64.sys has a DriverShield composite risk score of 72/100, placing it in the vulnerable verdict band. SHA256: b205835b818d8a50903cf76936fcf8160060762725bd74a523320cfbd091c038.
rtkiow8x64.sys is a Windows kernel-mode driver (.sys) analyzed by DriverShield for vulnerabilities, BYOVD abuse potential, and malware indicators. It is code-signed by DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA.
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