Softing smartLink SW-PN/smartLink SW-HT Webserver heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Softing smartLink SW-PN and smartLink SW-HT. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Webserver Module. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-10685. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Softing smartLink SW-PN and smartLink SW-HT (unknown version) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Webserver Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Softing Industrial Automation GmbH smartLink SW-PN and smartLink SW-HT (Webserver modules) allows overflow buffers.This issue affects: smartLink SW-PN: through 1.03 smartLink SW-HT: through 1.42

The weakness was published by Frank Renner. The advisory is shared at industrial.softing.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-10685 since 09/18/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/18/2025 CVE reserved
03/16/2026 +179 days Advisory disclosed
03/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/27/2026 +11 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: industrial.softing.com
Researcher: Frank Renner
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-10685 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-10685
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-351265

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2026 15:53
Updated: 03/27/2026 10:28
Changes: 03/16/2026 15:53 (71), 03/27/2026 10:28 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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