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AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Local file-parsing bug needing the victim to open a crafted document (AV:L/UI:R), difficult reliable exploitation (AC:H); I assess S:U (overflow stays within the app process) versus the vendor's S:C, with full C/I/A on code execution.
Primary rating from Vendor (Canva).
CVSS VectorVendor: Canva
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3DescriptionCVE.org
The Affinity by Canva application before 3.3.0 (September 2026 release) did not perform adequate bounds checking when parsing Affinity document files leading to a stack-based buffer overflow. A threat actor could craft a Affinity document that when opened by a user in Affinity could result in arbitrary code execution.
AnalysisAI
Opening an attacker-crafted Affinity document in Affinity by Canva versions prior to 3.3.0 can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow that may lead to arbitrary code execution on the victim's endpoint. Exploitation is not remote or automatic: it requires the user to open the malformed document (UI:R) on a machine where Affinity is installed, and attack complexity is assessed as high (AC:H), reflecting the difficulty of turning the stack corruption into reliable code execution in the presence of modern stack and memory protections. …
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | Exploitation requires a user to open an attacker-crafted Affinity document file in the Affinity application (by Canva) at a version before 3.3.0; the malformed file triggers inadequate bounds checking during document parsing (CWE-121 stack overflow). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
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| Remediation | Upgrade Affinity by Canva to version 3.3.0 (the September 2026 release), which is the vendor-released patch that adds the missing bounds checks in the document parser; install it through the application's built-in update mechanism or from the vendor's download page, and verify the installed build number afterwards. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Recommended ActionAI
Within 24 hours, inventory all Affinity by Canva installations, flag any version prior to 3.3.0 as affected, and instruct users not to open Affinity documents from untrusted or unexpected sources; where possible, quarantine or block such attachments at email and web gateways. …
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Same weakness CWE-121 – Stack-based Buffer Overflow
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External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2026-81313
GHSA-fq87-2rvp-5478