Dossier
User Mode
Coverage of User Mode in the Nexus archive.
- Making Vulnerable Drivers Exploitable Without Hardware - The BYOVD Perspective
This technical article analyzes how Windows kernel mode drivers can be exploited from user mode without requiring the specific hardware they were designed for. The research addresses vulnerability assessment challenges in driver security where exploitability is typically limited by hardware dependencies. The work is motivated by driver-oriented vulnerability research and aims to evaluate the real-world impact of kernel driver vulnerabilities.