Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, read limits
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | The CVSS v3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L) indicates local attack vector with low complexity, no privilege requirement, required user interaction, and high confidentiality impact with low availability impact. This presents a moderate real-world risk: while the vulnerability requires user action (opening a malicious file), the low attack complexity and lack of privilege requirements lower the barrier to exploitation. The information disclosure capability (C:H) is significant for data exfiltration scenarios, particularly if users work with sensitive documents. Absence of integrity or system-wide availability impact (I:N, A:L) prevents full system compromise, but the vulnerability still qualifies as exploitable via social engineering (tricking users into opening crafted EMF files). The presence of Talos Intelligence reporting and Canva vendor acknowledgment (trust.canva.com) indicates this is a confirmed, non-theoretical vulnerability warranting timely patching. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a malicious EMF file with specially formatted record headers designed to trigger out-of-bounds memory access, then delivers it via email or hosts it on a compromised website with social engineering (e.g., 'Please review this design mockup in Affinity'). When a target user opens the file in Canva Affinity, the EMF parser fails to validate buffer boundaries and reads memory beyond the intended buffer, exposing sensitive data such as previously processed document content, application state, or other in-memory information that may be leaked through application behavior or crash messages. The attacker extracts this information to identify valuable data or refine further attacks, without requiring any special privileges or system access. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 17, 2026
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in Canva Affinity's EMF (Enhanced Metafile) file processing functionality, affecting Affinity 3.0.1.3808 and potentially other versions. An attacker can craft a malicious EMF file that, when opened by a user in Affinity, triggers an out-of-bounds memory read, allowing disclosure of sensitive information from adjacent memory regions. While the CVSS score of 6.1 indicates moderate severity with high confidentiality impact, actual exploitation requires user interaction (opening a file) and is limited to information disclosure without code execution capability.
RemediationAI
Immediately upgrade Canva Affinity to the patched version specified in the vendor advisory at https://trust.canva.com/?tcuUid=1f728b0d-17f3-4c9c-97e9-6662b769eb62. Check the Talos report (https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2312) for the exact patched version number. Until patching is completed, implement administrative controls by disabling EMF file handling if possible, or restrict user ability to open EMF files from untrusted sources (external emails, downloads, web applications). Educate users to avoid opening EMF files from unverified senders. For enterprise deployments, monitor application logs for EMF file processing errors that may indicate exploitation attempts. Consider file-type restrictions or sandboxing of Affinity for users who handle files from high-risk sources.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability resides in Canva Affinity's EMF file parser, a component responsible for reading and rendering Windows Enhanced Metafile format documents. EMF is a vector graphics format commonly used in Windows environments that contains structured records defining drawing commands. The root cause is classified under CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read), indicating insufficient bounds checking when parsing EMF record structures or bitmap data embedded within EMF files. The affected product is identified via CPE (cpe:2.3:a:canva:affinity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), confirming this affects the Canva Affinity application suite. When the parser processes a specially crafted EMF file with malformed record headers or oversized data sections, it fails to validate memory access boundaries, allowing reads beyond allocated buffer limits and exposing heap or stack memory contents.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the EMF functionality of Canva Affinity. By using a specially crafted EMF file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform an out-of-bounds read, potentially leading to the disclosure of sensitive information.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2025-64735 presents moderate security risk, a out-of-bounds read vulnerability rated CVSS 6.1. Exploitation could cause memory corruption or application crashes. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.
Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: enable ASLR/DEP, apply network segmentation.
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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EUVD-2025-208798
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