diff --git a/pkg/edrRecon/drivers_windows.go b/pkg/edrRecon/drivers_windows.go
index 270d8d3..5c14f0d 100644
--- a/pkg/edrRecon/drivers_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/edrRecon/drivers_windows.go
@@ -169,11 +169,25 @@ func GetDriverBaseName(driverAddrs uintptr) (string, error) {
 
 func IterateOverDrivers(numberOfDrivers uint, driverAddrs []uintptr) ([]resources.DriverMetaData, error) {
 	var (
-		multiErr error
-		summary  []resources.DriverMetaData = make([]resources.DriverMetaData, 0)
+		multiErr       error
+		summary        []resources.DriverMetaData = make([]resources.DriverMetaData, 0)
+		total                                     = len(driverAddrs)
+		nilCount       int
+		processedCount int
 	)
 
+	if total == 0 && numberOfDrivers > 0 {
+		total = int(numberOfDrivers)
+	}
+
 	for _, addr := range driverAddrs {
+		if addr == 0 {
+			nilCount++
+			continue
+		}
+
+		processedCount++
+
 		driverFileName, err := GetDriverFileName(addr)
 		if err != nil {
 			multiErr = multierror.Append(multiErr, err)
@@ -200,6 +214,10 @@ func IterateOverDrivers(numberOfDrivers uint, driverAddrs []uintptr) ([]resource
 		}
 	}
 
+	if total > 0 && processedCount == 0 && nilCount == total {
+		return summary, errors.New("EnumDeviceDrivers returned only NULL addresses; SeDebugPrivilege likely not enabled")
+	}
+
 	return summary, multiErr
 }
 
@@ -246,6 +264,8 @@ func CheckDrivers() ([]resources.DriverMetaData, error) {
 	numberOfDrivers = uint(sizeOfDriverArrayInBytes) / sizeOfOneDriverAddress
 	driverAddrs = make([]uintptr, numberOfDrivers)
 
+	_ = enableSeDebugPrivilegeIfRequired()
+
 	success := EnumDeviceDrivers(driverAddrs, DWORD(sizeOfDriverArrayInBytes), &sizeOfDriverArrayInBytes)
 	if !success {
 		return drivers, fmt.Errorf("failed to enumerate device drivers, error code: %w", syscall.GetLastError())
diff --git a/pkg/edrRecon/privilege_windows.go b/pkg/edrRecon/privilege_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb26e42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/edrRecon/privilege_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package edrRecon
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"unsafe"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+)
+
+const windowsBuildRequireSeDebugForDriverAddresses = 26100
+
+type osVersionInfoExW struct {
+	dwOSVersionInfoSize uint32
+	dwMajorVersion      uint32
+	dwMinorVersion      uint32
+	dwBuildNumber       uint32
+	dwPlatformId        uint32
+	szCSDVersion        [128]uint16
+	wServicePackMajor   uint16
+	wServicePackMinor   uint16
+	wSuiteMask          uint16
+	wProductType        byte
+	wReserved           byte
+}
+
+func getWindowsBuildNumber() (uint32, error) {
+	ntdll := windows.NewLazySystemDLL("ntdll.dll")
+	rtlGetVersion := ntdll.NewProc("RtlGetVersion")
+
+	versionInfo := osVersionInfoExW{dwOSVersionInfoSize: uint32(unsafe.Sizeof(osVersionInfoExW{}))}
+	r1, _, callErr := rtlGetVersion.Call(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&versionInfo)))
+	if r1 != 0 {
+		if callErr != nil && callErr != windows.ERROR_SUCCESS {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("RtlGetVersion failed: %w", callErr)
+		}
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("RtlGetVersion returned NTSTATUS 0x%x", uint32(r1))
+	}
+
+	return versionInfo.dwBuildNumber, nil
+}
+
+func enableSeDebugPrivilegeIfRequired() error {
+	buildNumber, err := getWindowsBuildNumber()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if buildNumber < windowsBuildRequireSeDebugForDriverAddresses {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var token windows.Token
+	err = windows.OpenProcessToken(windows.CurrentProcess(), windows.TOKEN_QUERY|windows.TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES, &token)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open process token: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer token.Close()
+
+	var luid windows.LUID
+	err = windows.LookupPrivilegeValue(nil, windows.StringToUTF16Ptr("SeDebugPrivilege"), &luid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to lookup SeDebugPrivilege LUID: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	tokenPrivileges := windows.Tokenprivileges{
+		PrivilegeCount: 1,
+		Privileges: [1]windows.LUIDAndAttributes{
+			{
+				Luid:       luid,
+				Attributes: windows.SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	err = windows.AdjustTokenPrivileges(token, false, &tokenPrivileges, 0, nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to adjust token privileges: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if windows.GetLastError() == windows.ERROR_NOT_ALL_ASSIGNED {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to enable SeDebugPrivilege: %w", windows.ERROR_NOT_ALL_ASSIGNED)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}