CVE-2026-101130: Low severity Canva Affinity vulnerability

Published Oct 9, 2026
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Updated

The Affinity by Canva application before 3.3.1 (October 2026 release) did not perform adequate bounds checking when parsing arrays of strings in Affinity document files, leading to a heap buffer over-read. A threat actor could craft an Affinity document that, when opened by a user in Affinity, could disclose the contents of adjacent heap memory in the document's text or result in an application crash.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Canva Affinity<3.3.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Affinity by Canva to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.3.1

Event History

Oct 9, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:45 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:45 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Who is exposed to this issue?

Users of Canva Affinity versions before 3.3.1 are exposed if they open a specially crafted Affinity document. Exploitation requires local access to the application and user interaction to open the file.

2

What could a malicious document do?

A crafted document can trigger a heap buffer over-read while Affinity parses arrays of strings. This may disclose adjacent heap-memory contents in the document text or cause the application to crash.

3

What version addresses the issue?

The issue is addressed in Affinity 3.3.1, identified as the October 2026 release.

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