CVE-2026-96396
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Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Affinity by Canva macOS

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-96396, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-10-09

Last updated on: 2026-10-09

Assigner: 61adb53e-e4b3-47f7-8a93-4717c9e77dc6

Description

The Affinity by Canva application for macOS before 3.3.1 (October 2026 release) did not safely calculate the size of an image buffer when generating QuickLook thumbnails and previews of Affinity document files, leading to an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow. A threat actor could craft an Affinity document that, when displayed or previewed by a user in Finder, could corrupt heap memory and cause the thumbnail or preview extension to crash.

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Published
2026-10-09
Last Modified
2026-10-09
Generated
2026-10-09
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2026-10-09
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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-122 A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow in the Affinity by Canva macOS application before version 3.3.1. It occurs when the app incorrectly calculates image buffer sizes for QuickLook thumbnails and previews of Affinity document files, leading to an integer overflow and subsequent memory corruption.

Impact Analysis

A threat actor could exploit this by creating a malicious Affinity document. When a user views or previews the file in Finder, the vulnerability could crash the thumbnail or preview extension, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution or denial of service on the affected system.

Mitigation Strategies

Update the Affinity by Canva application for macOS to version 3.3.1 or later to address the integer overflow and buffer overflow issues in QuickLook thumbnail generation.

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