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Canva Android App CVE-2026-85085

| EUVDEUVD-2026-70914 CRITICAL
Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel (CWE-940)
2026-09-04 Canva GHSA-97f3-2864-45mw
9.6
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Canva
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Craft malicious page and lure link
  2. Delivery
    Victim opens link in vulnerable Canva app
  3. Exploit
    External origin loads in privileged WebView
  4. Execution
    Page communicates with Canva via user session
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate/modify victim account data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V12 - Secure Communication Communication channel verification
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the Canva Android App at a version below 2.376.0 and requires the victim to load an attacker-controlled external page inside the app's privileged WebView (UI:R) - the attacker must control the content of the page the user opens. No authentication of the attacker is needed (PR:N), but the victim must have an active Canva session for the attacker to abuse it. Limiting factors: it only affects the Android client prior to 2.376.0, depends on user interaction to open malicious content, and yields access scoped to the victim's own session rather than server-side or other users' data.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 score of 9.6 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L) is high, driven by network vector, no privileges required, a scope change (web content crossing into the app's trust boundary), and high confidentiality/integrity impact. The critical limiting factor is UI:R - the victim must be induced to open an attacker-controlled page in the app, so this is a targeted, social-engineering-dependent attack rather than a wormable remote exploit. There is no EPSS value, KEV listing, or POC in the provided data, so exploitation appears theoretical/vendor-reported rather than observed in the wild. The A:L (availability) component is weakly supported by the description, which focuses on session abuse (confidentiality/integrity) rather than any denial of service - verify with vendor. Overall this is a genuinely serious client-side flaw in a very widely installed app, but real-world exploitation hinges on tricking users into loading malicious content.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker sends a Canva user a link (via email, chat, or a shared design) that, when opened in the vulnerable app, loads an attacker-controlled page inside the privileged WebView. The page then issues requests to Canva using the victim's active session, exfiltrating designs/account data or performing actions as the user. No public POC is currently identified, and the attack requires the victim to open the malicious content.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 04, 2026

Session hijacking in the Canva Android App before 2.376.0 lets an attacker-controlled web page interact with the Canva application using the victim's authenticated session because an external origin could be loaded inside a privileged WebView (CWE-940). A threat actor who lures a user into loading a malicious page can send requests to Canva as the user, reading and modifying account data. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

RemediationAI

Upgrade the Canva Android App to version 2.376.0 or later, which restores proper origin verification for the privileged WebView (Vendor-released patch: 2.376.0). Because the fix is a client update, ensure enterprise MDM/managed Google Play deployments push the current version and that auto-update is enabled. As interim compensating controls, advise users not to open untrusted links or navigate to unknown sites from within the Canva app, and consider revoking/refreshing active Canva sessions for high-risk accounts to blunt session reuse; these steps reduce but do not eliminate the risk since the flaw is triggered by loading attacker content in-app. Monitor the vendor trust portal (https://trust.canva.com) for a formal advisory.

Affected VersionsENISA

Canva 0 <2.376.0

Affected Packages

euvd canva fix: 2.376.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-940 (Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel). Mobile apps embed WebView components that are often granted elevated privileges - access to native JavaScript bridges, cookies, and the app's authenticated session. Normally such privileged WebViews must be restricted to first-party origins (e.g., canva.com). Here the WebView failed to enforce that origin allow-list, so an attacker-controlled external page could be rendered inside the trusted WebView and thereby speak to Canva through the same trust boundary as legitimate first-party content, riding the user's existing session. The affected component is the Canva Android application (cpe:2.3:a:canva:canva), all versions prior to 2.376.0.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Canva) PRIMARY 9.6 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
vuln.today AI 9.3 CRITICAL

Attacker-controlled page in a privileged WebView acts with the victim's session (C:H/I:H, S:C) but requires the user to load it (UI:R); no availability impact is evidenced, so A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Canva).

CVSS VectorVendor: Canva

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Sep 04, 2026 - 08:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 04, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.6

DescriptionCVE.org

The Canva Android App before 2.376.0 allowed an external origin to be loaded in a privileged WebView. A threat actor who controls the page loaded by the user is able to communicate with Canva using the user’s session.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

The Canva Android app contains a critical vulnerability exposing millions of users to account takeover through social engineering tactics. Attackers can steal or modify user designs, access personal information, and potentially exploit payment data-without needing user passwords or technical breaches.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: implement strict Content Security Policy headers restricting WebView from loading external origins; require step-up authentication before sensitive account operations; deploy real-time anomalous session detection with automatic logout; isolate WebView with minimal privileges and restricted APIs; enforce same-site cookie policies; rate-limit session token usage; block identified attack domains at network perimeter.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 87% exploitable
Prevalence
High
Canva is a globally popular design app with a very large Android install base
Social Media
4
Sightings
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

48
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +48
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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