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A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components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 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L) indicates a local attack vector requiring only user interaction and no elevated privileges, with high confidentiality impact but negligible integrity and low availability risk. The attack complexity is low, suggesting straightforward exploitation once a crafted EMF file is delivered. The attack surface is localized to the user's system with no lateral movement capability (S:U), limiting scope. While CVSS assigns moderate severity (6.1), real-world risk depends on whether Canva Affinity processes untrusted EMF files in common workflows and whether sensitive data is likely to reside in adjacent memory. The information disclosure nature of this vulnerability makes it suitable for targeted attacks against Affinity users handling design files from untrusted sources. No active exploitation data or public POC availability is documented in provided intelligence, and no KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerability) designation is evident, suggesting this remains a lower-priority threat compared to actively exploited vulnerabilities, though opportunistic exploitation remains plausible once weaponized tools emerge. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a malicious EMF file with intentionally malformed record headers that cause the parser to read memory beyond the allocated buffer. A user is social-engineered or tricked into opening the file via email attachment or shared cloud storage, triggering the vulnerability within Affinity's file import process. Upon rendering, the out-of-bounds read silently executes; sensitive data in adjacent memory (such as encryption keys, authentication tokens, or clipboard contents) may be leaked through application error messages, crash dumps, or indirect information leakage channels, potentially enabling follow-up attacks or credential compromise. No public POC is currently known to exist, but the low attack complexity suggests that exploitation would become trivial once technical details are widely disseminated. |
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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, allowing attackers to read memory beyond allocated buffer boundaries. Affinity version 3.0.1.3808 and potentially earlier versions are affected. By crafting a malicious EMF file, an unauthenticated attacker with local file system access can trigger the vulnerability through user interaction (opening the file), potentially disclosing sensitive information such as API keys, credentials, or other data resident in adjacent memory regions. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 indicating medium severity with high confidentiality impact but limited integrity and availability consequences.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Canva Affinity to the latest patched version released by Canva following the security advisory at https://trust.canva.com/?tcuUid=1f728b0d-17f3-4c9c-97e9-6662b769eb62. Until patching is completed, implement compensating controls including restricting use of Affinity to trusted, internally-sourced design files only and avoiding opening EMF files from untrusted origins or third-party sources. Additionally, run Affinity with least-privilege user accounts and utilize operating system-level sandboxing or application whitelisting to limit the impact of potential memory disclosure. Monitor the Talos Intelligence report and NVD entry at https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2298 and https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62500 for patch availability timelines and additional technical details.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability resides in Canva Affinity's EMF (Enhanced Metafile) file parser, a Microsoft vector graphics format commonly used in Windows environments. EMF files contain structured records that describe graphical operations; the parser fails to properly validate buffer boundaries when processing these records, resulting in an out-of-bounds read condition classified under CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read). The affected product is identified via CPE cpe:2.3:a:canva:affinity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, indicating all versions of Canva Affinity may be vulnerable. The root cause is improper input validation during EMF record deserialization; insufficient bounds checking allows reading of memory locations beyond the intended buffer allocation, a classic memory safety issue common in C/C++ implementations of file format parsers.
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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-2025-62500 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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