hpportiox64.sys

HP OMEN Gaming Hub I/O driver

From HP Inc.

Status

On a known-vulnerable list

Known variants

2 distinct hashes

Public CVEs

Field notes

hpportiox64.sys is a kernel driver from HP, shipped with the HP OMEN Gaming Hub on HP OMEN, Pavilion Gaming, and ENVY systems. HP built it as a partial copy of the open-source WinRing0 driver, inheriting its full surface: I/O port access, PCI configuration read/write, MSR (Model-Specific Register) read/write, and kernel memory mapping.

SentinelOne discovered in 2021 that the driver accepted all of these operations from any local user without privilege checks. HP patched it in OMEN Gaming Hub v11.6.3.0 (July 2021). If you have an HP OMEN system, make sure the Gaming Hub is updated through the Microsoft Store.

What the record shows

hpportiox64.sys is listed as a known-vulnerable driver on the public LOLDrivers project. 2 distinct binary hashes matching this filename are on record, meaning multiple versions of the file have been observed.

Public CVEs

CVE-2021-3437

What this means, plainly

Presence is not proof of misuse. Driver files on the LOLDrivers list commonly ship with legitimate hardware tools, gaming software, or vendor utilities. Their presence is recorded as evidence on a record. It is never treated as a verdict about a person.

Source

Status data comes from the public LOLDrivers project, a community-curated registry of drivers known to be vulnerable or malicious. The snapshot Vera uses was refreshed July 10, 2026. CVE links go to the NIST National Vulnerability Database.

In plain words

Kernel driver BYOVD Ring 0 Code-signing certificate Certificate revocation The full glossary →

Cite this entry

Vera Project. “hpportiox64.sys.” Vera Field Guide (Driver). The Vera Project. https://www.veraproject.xyz/field-guide/drivers/hpportiox64-sys