CVE-2026-13148
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Memory Leak in Softing smartLink

Publication date: 2026-09-04

Last updated on: 2026-09-04

Assigner: Softing

Description
Missing release of memory after effective lifetime vulnerability in Softing smartLink allows resource leak exposure. This issue affects smartLink HW-PN: from 1.04 before 1.10.

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Published
2026-09-04
Last Modified
2026-09-04
Generated
2026-09-05
AI Q&A
2026-09-04
EPSS Evaluated
2026-09-04
NVD
CVE-2026-13148
EUVD
EUVD-2026-70986

Affected Vendors & Products

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Vendor Product Version / Range
softing smartlink From 1.04 (inc) to 1.10 (exc)

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-401 The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a memory leak in Softing smartLink devices where memory is not released after its effective lifetime. It affects hardware product numbers from 1.04 up to but not including 1.10.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability involves a memory leak in Softing smartLink devices. To detect it, monitor memory usage on affected devices using system tools like 'top', 'htop', or 'ps' on Linux, or Task Manager on Windows. Check for gradual memory consumption increases over time. Inspect running processes associated with smartLink software for abnormal memory retention.

Impact Analysis

The memory leak could lead to resource exhaustion over time, potentially causing system instability or reduced performance in affected devices.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability involves a resource leak in Softing smartLink, which could lead to denial-of-service conditions by exhausting system resources. While not directly tied to data exposure, such resource exhaustion could impact system availability, potentially affecting compliance with availability requirements in standards like GDPR (Article 32) or HIPAA (Security Rule). However, specific compliance impacts depend on system configuration and deployment context.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Softing smartLink firmware from versions before 1.10 to version 1.10 or later to address the memory leak vulnerability.

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