Exploited vulnerability · CISA KEV
Yes. CVE-2026-34926, Trend Micro Apex One (On-Premise) Directory Traversal Vulnerability, is being exploited in the wild. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 21 May 2026, the day it was published. It affects Trend Micro Apex One. If you run it, CISA's required action is: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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.
| Vendor | Trend Micro (12 exploited CVEs in KEV) |
| Product | Apex One |
| Vulnerability | Trend Micro Apex One (On-Premise) Directory Traversal Vulnerability |
| Weakness | CWE-23 |
| Published | 21 May 2026 |
| Added to KEV | 21 May 2026 |
| Reported by (CNA) | trendmicro |
Yes. CISA added CVE-2026-34926 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 21 May 2026, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild.
CISA does not list known ransomware use for it. That can change, and exploitation alone is reason to fix it first.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Check Trend Micro's advisory for the fixed versions, and if you can't patch quickly, restrict access to the affected Apex One and watch it for signs of compromise.
Sources: CISA KEV (exploitation, ransomware use, required action, due date), the CVE record (publication date, CVSS, CNA), NVD and FIRST EPSS (live score). More: all KEV additions in May 2026 · Trend Micro scorecard · act-now radar.
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