Use After Free in Softing Smartlink Hw-Dp

CVE-2024-14028

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.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-14028: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-14028?
CVE-2024-14028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Softing Smartlink Hw-Dp, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-14028?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.