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Canva EUVDEUVD-2025-208804

| CVE-2025-66503 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-03-17 talos
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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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A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components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 score of 6.1 indicates a medium-severity issue with high confidentiality impact (C:H) but low availability impact (A:L) and no integrity impact (I:N). The attack vector is local (AV:L) with low complexity (AC:L) and no privilege requirement (PR:N), making exploitation straightforward once a user is tricked into opening a malicious file. The user interaction requirement (UI:R) limits the attack surface compared to remote exploits. Cross-referencing available signals: the vulnerability is reported by a reputable source (Cisco Talos), an advisory exists from Canva's trust portal, and the specificity of the affected version (3.0.1.3808) suggests this is a known and patched issue. The real-world risk is moderate to moderately-high because information disclosure vulnerabilities in design software can expose proprietary project data, customer information, or credentials from memory. However, the requirement for local file interaction and lack of network exploitability reduce the immediate threat scope compared to remote code execution vulnerabilities.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malicious EMF file and distributes it via email or file-sharing platform to a designer using Canva Affinity. When the victim opens the EMF file in Affinity (perhaps believing it to be a legitimate design asset), the application's EMF parser reads beyond the allocated buffer, exposing sensitive data such as previously opened file paths, authentication tokens, API keys, or other users' project data stored in adjacent memory. The attacker exfiltrates this information through side-channel observation (e.g., via debugger or memory dump utilities) or leverages the crash condition triggered by out-of-bounds access to infer memory layout and iterate on attacks. No public proof-of-concept code is referenced in the available intelligence, though the detailed advisory from Cisco Talos and Canva suggests responsible disclosure was followed.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 17, 2026

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the EMF (Enhanced Metafile) file parsing functionality of Canva Affinity, allowing attackers to read memory beyond allocated buffer boundaries by crafting malicious EMF files. Affinity version 3.0.1.3808 and potentially earlier versions are affected. An attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability through user interaction (opening a crafted EMF file) to disclose sensitive information from process memory, with potential for denial of service through application crashes.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Canva Affinity to the latest version released after 3.0.1.3808, as confirmed through Canva's official security advisory at https://trust.canva.com/?tcuUid=1f728b0d-17f3-4c9c-97e9-6662b769eb62. Until patching is feasible, implement user awareness training to avoid opening EMF files from untrusted sources, disable automatic EMF file preview features if available, and consider restricting file type associations for EMF files at the system level. Additionally, monitor Affinity process execution for unexpected memory access patterns or crashes, which may indicate exploit attempts. For enterprise deployments, enforce application execution policies to restrict Affinity to known-good versions and apply defense-in-depth measures such as sandboxing design applications or running them in isolated user accounts with minimal data access.

Affected VersionsENISA

Affinity 3.0.1.3808

Affected Packages

euvd affinity no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability resides in the Enhanced Metafile (EMF) handling subsystem of Canva Affinity (cpe:2.3:a:canva:affinity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). EMF is a vector graphics file format commonly used in Windows environments. The root cause is classified as CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read), indicating that the EMF parser fails to properly validate buffer boundaries before reading data structures embedded in EMF file headers or records. This allows an attacker-controlled EMF file to cause the application to read memory locations outside the intended buffer, exposing adjacent heap or stack data. The vulnerability was identified and reported by Cisco Talos Intelligence, suggesting it was discovered through fuzzing or directed security analysis of the EMF parsing code path.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

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

Why It Matters

CVE-2025-66503 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.

Business Impact: Low
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: enable ASLR/DEP, apply network segmentation.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 98% exploitable
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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
Low

Priority Score

30
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +30
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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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