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Canva Vendor Risk Assessment — Full Report

Before you share customer data with Canva, your compliance team needs documented proof they can be trusted. ThirdProof investigated Canva across 27 intelligence sources — here's what we found.

⚠ FedRAMP Status: Not found in the FedRAMP Marketplace. Vendors handling government data or CUI must be FedRAMP authorized.

Risk Tier
Tier 2High Risk
SOC 2
⚠ Vendor Attested
FedRAMP
— Not Authorized
Last Assessed
Mar 5, 2026
🟢IP Reputation: Abuse score: 0%, 0 reports🟡SSL/TLS: TLSv1.3🟢Domain Age: 24.9 years🟢Infrastructure: 2 open ports, 0 CVEs
FedRAMP Status
Canva is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of March 2026.
SOC 2 Status
Canva has a SOC 2 claim detected on their trust page. Claim is vendor-attested — no public registry exists for independent verification.
Sanctions Screening
Canva returned no matches in OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening.
Risk Tier
ThirdProof assigned Canva a Moderate Risk tier with 80% confidence across 27 intelligence sources.

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Certification & Compliance Status

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Not Listed on FedRAMP Marketplace

Verified against FedRAMP Marketplace API as of March 2026

Organizations with federal compliance requirements should verify this directly at marketplace.fedramp.gov.

Canva is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace.

27 data sources queried per assessment
Reports generated in an average of 7 minutes
SHA-256 verified for audit integrity
Deterministic risk scoring — no AI guesswork
2Tier

High Risk

Canva

Vendor Risk Assessment

Confidence Score86%

Based on data availability and source coverage

22

Sources Queried

21

Sources With Data

March 5, 2026

Last Assessed

Executive Summary

AI-generated analysis for Canva

Canva (canva.com) is a globally recognized SaaS design platform with an established 24-year domain presence, strong SSL/TLS configuration, and no current malware or phishing flags across major threat intelligence engines.

Area Requiring Attention

However, the rule engine has assigned a Tier 2 (High Risk) rating driven primarily by a critical finding of 77 known CVEs detected in exposed infrastructure components, alongside a historical data breach affecting approximately 139 million users in 2019. While the breach is over six years old and no current adverse media was identified, the volume and recency spread of infrastructure vulnerabilities — including CVEs dated as recently as 2025 — represent a material and ongoing security concern. Sanctions screening data was unavailable during this assessment, introducing residual uncertainty that requires manual verification. Organizations should not proceed with unrestricted medium-data-access deployment until CVE remediation evidence and a current SOC 2 Type II report are obtained.

Independence Statement

All evidence cited in this report was independently sourced from external data providers and public registries without vendor participation, input, or review.

Investigation Findings

7 findings identified for Canva

1 critical6 medium
critical

77 Known Vulnerabilities Detected

Infrastructure scanner has identified 77 known CVE(s) associated with services running on canva.com (18.238.80.13). These represent publicly disclosed security vulnerabilities that may be exploitable.

medium

Recently Registered Entity

CANVA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED was first registered in the LEI system less than 1 year ago (2025-11-21T17:36:01Z).

medium

Sanctions Screening Unavailable

A critical data source was unavailable during this investigation. Manual verification is recommended.

medium

Missing Security Headers

canva.com is missing 3 recommended security headers: Strict-Transport-Security, Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options.

medium

Low Community Reputation Score

"canva.com" has a negative community reputation score of -41 on Threat Intelligence engine, indicating the community has flagged this domain negatively.

medium

Multiple Certificate Issuers (43)

canva.com has certificates from 43 different Certificate Authorities. This may indicate inconsistent certificate management practices.

medium

Historical Media Coverage: hacked

2 article(s) mention "Canva" with risk keywords, severity reduced due to article age: "Aussie tech darling Canva hacked"; "Graphic Design Service Canva Suffers Data Breach Affecting 139 Million Users"

Security Strengths

25 positive signals verified

Legal Entity Actively Registered

Business Registration

No Adverse Media Signals

Adverse Media Scan (Fallback)

Firmographic Data Available

Company Intelligence

Valid SSL Certificate

Domain Analysis

2 Open Ports Detected

Infrastructure Exposure

Established Domain (24+ years)

Domain Registration

Clean Domain Reputation

Threat Intelligence

Well-Known Domain

Threat Intelligence

Notable Tech Community Presence

Tech Community Sentiment

Minimal Tech Community Discussion

Tech Community Sentiment

HTTP Security Grade: B

HTTP Security Scan

SSL/TLS Grade: A

SSL/TLS Analysis

Large Certificate Footprint (69 subdomains)

Certificate Transparency

Established Web Presence (22+ years)

Web Archive History

Domain in 12 Threat Intelligence Pulses

Threat Intelligence (OTX)

Clean IP Reputation

IP Reputation

Clean Safe Browsing Status

Malware & Phishing Check

Clean Website Scan

Website Security Scan

Certification Claimed: SOC 2

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: PCI DSS

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: GDPR

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: CCPA

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Not Found as FDIC-Insured Institution

FDIC Institution Check

No SEC Enforcement Filings Found

SEC Filing Search

Recommended Actions

Steps to address findings for Canva

  1. 1

    Obtain Canva's SOC 2 Type II report dated within the last 12 months — start by visiting https://trust.canva.com and requesting portal access from Canva's security team (security@canva.com or via the trust page contact form). Retain the report with a reviewer signature to satisfy CC9.2 audit evidence requirements. Target: within 30 days.

  2. 2

    Request written clarification from Canva's security team on the 77 detected CVEs — specifically, which apply to Canva-managed infrastructure and what their patch cycle SLA is for critical and high severity CVEs. Ask for the vulnerability management section of their SOC 2 report or a dedicated security questionnaire response (e.g., SIG Lite or CAIQ). Target: within 30 days.

  3. 3

    Perform manual sanctions screening for Canva Pty Ltd (Australia), Canva India Private Limited (LEI: 984500Y8F481B042IC74), and any other known Canva subsidiaries against OFAC SDN, EU consolidated list, and UN sanctions lists, since automated screening was unavailable during this assessment. Use OFAC's search tool at https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov. Target: within 7 days.

  4. 4

    Manually review Canva's full subprocessor list at https://trust.canva.com/subprocessors to enumerate actual third-party processors handling your organization's data. Assess whether any subprocessors are located in jurisdictions that create data transfer compliance obligations (e.g., SCCs under GDPR). Target: within 14 days.

  5. 5

    Advise all internal users accessing Canva with corporate email credentials to enable multi-factor authentication on their Canva accounts and rotate passwords, given the 2019 breach history and the presence of Canva-related data in recent threat intelligence pulses. Communicate this via IT security notice. Target: within 7 days.

  6. 6

    Configure email and DNS security controls to detect Canva-themed phishing lookalike domains targeting your users, given the negative community reputation score and Canva's brand prominence. Work with your email security provider to add relevant lookalike domains to monitoring watchlists. Target: within 14 days.

Intelligence Sources Queried

22 sources in this assessment

21of 22 sources returned data
IP Reputation
Threat Intelligence (OTX)
Certificate Transparency
Domain Analysis
FDIC Institution Check
Business Registration
Historical Media Search
Tech Community Sentiment
Company Intelligence
Adverse Media Scan (Fallback)
HTTP Security Scan
Malware & Phishing Check
SEC Filing Search
Infrastructure Exposure
SSL/TLS Analysis
Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery
Trust & Compliance Page Scan
Website Security Scan
Threat Intelligence
Web Archive History
Domain Registration
Sanctions & Watchlist Screening

Data Coverage Notes

Some data sources may have had limited availability during this assessment. This does not reflect negatively on the vendor.

  • Sanctions and watchlist screening (OFAC, EU, UN) was unavailable during this assessment after retry attempts. Manual sanctions screening against Canva Pty Ltd and its known subsidiaries is recommended before proceeding with vendor onboarding.
  • Infrastructure CVE attribution cannot distinguish between vulnerabilities in Canva-managed application components versus shared Amazon CloudFront CDN infrastructure. The 77 CVE count may overstate Canva's direct exposure; vendor clarification is required.
  • The subprocessor discovery returned only one entry ('Learn more about Canva here'), which appears to be a navigation label rather than an actual subprocessor name — indicating the automated subprocessor list parsing was incomplete. Manual review of trust.canva.com is necessary to enumerate Canva's actual subprocessor chain.
  • External cyber risk scoring was not available for this assessment, preventing a quantitative comparison against the SaaS industry benchmark.
  • Domain reputation data from community sources returned a score of -41, but the underlying breakdown of community votes contributing to this score was not available for granular analysis.
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Vendors assessed
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What a ThirdProof assessment covers

Sanctions Screening

Is Canva on any OFAC, EU, or UN sanctions list? Are any officers or affiliates flagged?

Cyber Risk Assessment

What is Canva's security posture? Threat intelligence scanning, known vulnerabilities, and security header analysis.

Business Registration

Is Canva a legitimately registered business entity? Corporate status, jurisdiction, and officer verification.

Adverse Media Analysis

Has Canva appeared in negative news coverage? Data breaches, lawsuits, regulatory actions, and complaints.

Domain & Infrastructure

Is Canva's website secure? TLS configuration, DNS hygiene, security headers, and domain age analysis.

Company Intelligence

What are Canva's firmographics? Employee count, industry classification, technology stack, and corporate structure.

Trust & Compliance Verification

Does Canva claim SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, or FedRAMP? ThirdProof scans trust pages for certification claims and cross-references the FedRAMP public registry for independent verification.

Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery

Who does Canva depend on? ThirdProof discovers subprocessors from vendor-published pages and runs sanctions screening and safe browsing checks against each one.

Regulatory & Financial Filings

Has Canva appeared in SEC enforcement filings? Is it associated with any FDIC bank failures? ThirdProof searches regulatory databases with entity verification to confirm attribution.

Full methodology, rule engine, and AI disclosure: /methodology

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Frequently asked about Canva

Is Canva FedRAMP authorized?+
Canva is not currently listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of March 2026.
Does Canva have SOC 2 Type II?+
Yes — Canva holds SOC 2 (Type II not confirmed). Rated Moderate Risk — adverse media flagged. See all 6 findings →
Is Canva on the OFAC sanctions list?+
Canva returned no matches in ThirdProof's OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening as of March 2026.
What is Canva's vendor risk tier?+
ThirdProof assigned Canva a risk tier of Moderate Risk with 80% confidence based on assessment across 27 intelligence sources as of March 2026.
Can I get an auto-filled security questionnaire for Canva?+
Yes. Every ThirdProof investigation of Canva produces two deliverables: an audit-ready risk report and a 133-question security questionnaire pre-filled with evidence from 27 independent sources. The questionnaire is mapped to SIG, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS and 9 other frameworks — answered without sending Canva a single email or waiting for a vendor response.
Is Canva safe to use as a vendor?+
Canva is a design vendor that handles organizational data. Safety depends on their current security posture, certification status, and how they handle your specific data. ThirdProof automates this evaluation across 27 intelligence sources — sanctions databases (OFAC, EU, UN), business registration verification, adverse media scanning, and cyber risk assessment — producing a deterministic risk tier with confidence score plus an auto-filled security questionnaire. Run a free investigation to see Canva's full risk profile.
Does Canva have SOC 2 certification?+
Yes — Canva holds SOC 2 + 3 other certs. Rated Moderate Risk — adverse media flagged. See all 6 findings →
Has Canva had any data breaches?+
Data breach history is an important signal for any vendor, particularly design platforms like Canva that handle organizational data. ThirdProof's adverse media analysis searches multiple news APIs and public records for data breaches, security incidents, lawsuits, regulatory enforcement actions, and financial distress signals. Each finding is linked to its original source with severity classification.
Is Canva on any sanctions lists?+
Sanctions screening is standard due diligence for design vendors. ThirdProof screens Canva against OFAC SDN, consolidated international sanctions lists, and PEP databases. The screening uses entity name verification to reduce false positives. If Canva or any associated officers appear on a sanctions list, this triggers automatic escalation to the highest risk tier.
How do I assess Canva for vendor risk?+
Assessing Canva as a design vendor involves verifying SOC 2 Type II and applicable industry standards compliance, reviewing their subprocessor chain, and checking sanctions exposure. ThirdProof automates this across 27 intelligence sources in an average of 7 minutes — no questionnaires or vendor participation required. Your first 5 investigations are free.
How long does a ThirdProof assessment take?+
A ThirdProof assessment completes in an average of 7 minutes. 27 intelligence sources are queried in parallel — sanctions databases, business registries, threat intelligence feeds, certificate transparency logs, and more. The result is a deterministic risk tier with confidence score and audit-ready PDF report.
Is ThirdProof free?+
ThirdProof offers 5 free vendor assessments with no credit card required. Each assessment includes the full report — risk tier, confidence score, individual findings, executive summary, and PDF export. Paid plans start at $399/month for teams that need ongoing vendor monitoring.
Can I use a ThirdProof report as SOC 2 audit evidence?+
Yes. ThirdProof reports are designed to satisfy SOC 2 CC9.2 (vendor risk management) requirements. Each report includes SHA-256 integrity verification, methodology disclosure, source attribution for every finding, and AI content labeling. Auditors can independently verify the report's authenticity and trace each finding to its original source.
How is ThirdProof different from a security questionnaire?+
Security questionnaires require vendor participation, take weeks, and produce self-reported answers. ThirdProof queries 27 independent intelligence sources — no vendor involvement needed. Risk tiers are assigned by a deterministic rules engine (not AI opinion), and every finding links to its original source. You get an audit-ready report in an average of 7 minutes instead of waiting weeks for a questionnaire response.

Canva is in your vendor stack. Can you prove you assessed them?

SOC 2 CC9.2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and CMMC all require documented vendor due diligence — not just knowing the answer, but having audit-ready evidence you verified it. Most compliance teams can't produce that documentation on demand.

ThirdProof investigates Canva across 27 intelligence sources in an average of 7 minutes — sanctions screening, cyber posture, SOC 2 verification, FedRAMP status, and more. Every investigation produces two deliverables: an audit-ready risk report and an auto-filled security questionnaire your prospects and auditors expect to see.

✓ 5 free investigations✓ Risk report + auto-filled questionnaire✓ No credit card required✓ Average report time: 7 minutes

Replaces $600–$900 in manual compliance consulting time per vendor assessed.