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

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.

Published: 2026-03-27 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: 10de8ef9-5c89-4b17-8228-e97b74acf4bd Source: 10de8ef9-5c89-4b17-8228-e97b74acf4bd
NVD Status：Awaiting Analysis，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-14028 is rated Low Risk (30.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-14028

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.03% 0.21% +0.18%
2 2026-03-27 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-14028

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 10de8ef9-5c89-4b17-8228-e97b74acf4bd

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-14028

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-14028

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
softing smartlink_hw-dp >= 0, <= 1.31 cpe:2.3:a:softing:smartlink_hw-dp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
softing smartlink_hw-pn >= 0, < 1.02 cpe:2.3:a:softing:smartlink_hw-pn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-14028

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