Trend Micro Apex One (On-Premise) Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Date May 21, 2026
Type KEV
Signal Known exploited
Vendor / Product Trend Micro ยท Apex One
CVE CVE-2026-34926
Known exploited CVE-2026-34926

Summary

Trend Micro Apex One (on-premise) contains a directory traversal vulnerability that could allow a pre-authenticated local attacker to modify a key table on the server to inject malicious code to deploy to agents on affected installations.

Why it matters

CVE-2026-34926 is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. CISA remediation deadline: 2026-06-04. Treat remediation as urgent.

Operator check

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

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