Kernel Mode Analysis

Automate kernel-mode driver analysis to detect vulnerabilities and enumerate IOCTL handlers.

Updated Aug 6, 2026

Search Tags:#security #vulnerability #exploitation #kernel #mitigation #driver

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npx skills add https://github.com/alicangnll/Spectra --skill kernel-mode-analysis

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Skill: Kernel Mode Analysis
Source: https://github.com/alicangnll/Spectra/tree/main/spectra/skills/builtins/kernel-mode-analysis
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/alicangnll/Spectra --skill kernel-mode-analysis

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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What problem does it solve?

This Skill automates the comprehensive security audit of kernel-mode drivers, detecting potential vulnerabilities and helping to secure the operating system.

Core Features & Use Cases

Kernel Driver Analysis: Identifies driver types, maps IOCTL handlers, and detects dangerous APIs.
Vulnerability Detection: Flags stack buffer overflows, heap overflows, use-after-free, integer overflows, missing validation, and information disclosure.
Exploitation Primitives: Describes methods for token privilege escalation and arbitrary read/write operations.
Mitigation Bypass: Details strategies to bypass security mitigations like SMEP, SMAP, KPTI, and CFG.
Report Format: Generates detailed reports with severity ratings and bypasses for each vulnerability found.

Quick Start

Use the Kernel Mode Analysis skill to analyze the driver at the specified path: analyze_kernel_driver /path/to/driver.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kernel Mode Analysis

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I automate kernel driver security audit and vulnerability detection?▼

Kernel driver security audit is automated by analyzing driver types, mapping IOCTL handlers, and detecting dangerous APIs to identify vulnerabilities like stack buffer overflows and privilege escalation. It generates detailed reports with severity ratings.

What types of kernel-mode vulnerabilities can automated driver analysis detect?▼

Automated driver analysis detects kernel-mode vulnerabilities including stack buffer overflows, heap overflows, use-after-free, integer overflows, missing validation, and information disclosure. It also identifies exploitation primitives for token privilege escalation and arbitrary read/write operations.

How do I enumerate IOCTL handlers to find dangerous APIs in kernel drivers?▼

Enumerating IOCTL handlers and finding dangerous APIs in kernel drivers is achieved by running automated driver analysis. The process maps IOCTL handlers, identifies driver types, and flags dangerous APIs to secure the kernel environment.

Can I use kernel mode analysis to find bypasses for SMEP, SMAP, and KPTI mitigations?▼

Kernel mode analysis details strategies to bypass security mitigations like SMEP, SMAP, KPTI, and CFG. It describes exploitation primitives and generates reports detailing bypasses for each detected kernel vulnerability.

Does kernel driver vulnerability detection require specific dependencies or setup?▼

Kernel driver vulnerability detection operates with no external dependencies. You can initiate a comprehensive security audit directly by specifying the driver path using the analyze_kernel_driver command.

What is the best way to report kernel code execution and privilege escalation threats?▼

The best way to report kernel code execution and privilege escalation threats is to generate detailed reports with severity ratings and mitigation bypasses. This provides a comprehensive security audit of the operating system kernel environment.