Out-of-bounds heap read in Affinity by Canva QuickLook previews on macOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-126 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Affinity by Canva application for macOS before 3.3.1 does not validate image dimensions against the size of the pixel data when generating QuickLook thumbnails and previews of Affinity document files. This missing check causes an out-of-bounds heap read (CWE-126). A threat actor can craft an Affinity document that, when a user previews it in Finder, discloses adjacent heap memory in the rendered thumbnail or crashes the preview extension.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The Affinity by Canva application for macOS before 3.3.1 (October 2026 release) did not validate image dimensions against the size of the pixel data when generating QuickLook thumbnails and previews of Affinity document files, leading to an out-of-bounds heap read. A threat actor could craft an Affinity document that, when displayed or previewed by a user in Finder, could disclose the contents of adjacent heap memory in the rendered thumbnail or preview image, or cause the thumbnail or preview extension to crash.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Update Affinity by Canva for macOS to version 3.3.1 or later, which fixes this issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA affinity (canva) Fixed in 3.3.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
canva affinity 3.3.1
7 records Highest priority Priority LOW 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-69991 Heap-based buffer overflow in Affinity by Canva QuickLook previewsPriority LOW 21
- TI-2026-70020 Out-of-bounds read in Affinity by Canva raster image parsingPriority LOW 19
- TI-2026-70019 Heap buffer over-read in Affinity by Canva when parsing document filesPriority LOW 16
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96394
- 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-5hh5-7xcc-m4cx
- 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Canva vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-82266 Ortto WordPress plugin missing authentication on config updates CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-58447 Improper verification of communication channel in Canva CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-58453 The Canva Android App before 2.376.0 did not restrict the headers returned to an external… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-40808 Type confusion in Canva Affinity CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-39740 Out-of-bounds write in Canva Affinity CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-56261 Stack-based buffer overflow in Canva Affinity CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-96394 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-96394 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5hh5-7xcc-m4cx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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