CVE-2024-14028: Multiple implicit reads in parallel can result in a crash or denial of service

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-03-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use after free vulnerability in Softing smartLink HW-DP or smartLink HW-PN webserver allows HTTP DoS. This issue affects: smartLink HW-DP: through 1.31 smartLink HW-PN: before 1.02.

Affected products

Softing smartLink HW-DP: through 1.31
Softing smartLink HW-PN: before 1.02 — fixed in 1.02

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Softing smartLink HW-PN 1.02. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://industrial.softing.com/fileadmin/psirt/downloads/2024/CVE-2024-14028.html
https://industrial.softing.com/fileadmin/psirt/downloads/2024/CVE-2024-14028.json

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