Medium severity · published May 21, 2026
CVE-2026-34926
Trend Micro Apex One (On-Premise) Directory Traversal Vulnerability
In wildKEV
6.7
CVSS
13.4%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
A directory traversal vulnerability in the Apex One (on-premise) server 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. This vulnerability is only exploitable on the on-premise version of Apex One and a potential attacker must have access to the Apex One Server and already obtained administrative credentials to the server via some other method to exploit this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)13.4% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed May 21, 2026
Federal remediation dueJun 4, 2026
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AO
Apex One · Trend Micro
before 14.0.0.17079; before 14.0.20731 · source: NVD, KEV
TA
TrendAI Apex One · Trend Micro, Inc.
2019 (14.0) before 14.0.0.17079 · source: vendor
TA
TrendAI Apex One as a Service · Trend Micro, Inc.
SaaS before 14.0.20731 · source: vendor
In the news
VulnerabilityCritical
Actively exploited Trend Micro Apex One flaw gets CISA warning (CVE-2026-34926)
A relative directory path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-34926) in Trend Micro’s Apex One platform has been exploited in zero-day attacks, the company confirmed. “TrendAI has observed at least one attempt to exploit this vulnerability in the wild,” Trend Micro noted, and credited the incident response team of its TrendAI enterprise cybersecurity business for reporting it. About Trend Micro Apex One Trend Micro Apex One is a security platform that protects all the devices in an organization … More → The post Actively exploited Trend Micro Apex One flaw gets CISA warning (CVE-2026-34926) appeared first on Help Net Security .
May 26, 2026·Help Net Security
VulnerabilityHigh
CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2025-34291 Langflow Origin Validation Error Vulnerability CVE-2026-34926 Trend Micro Apex One (On-Premise) Directory Traversal Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities established the KEV Catalog as a living list of known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) that carry significant risk to the federal enterprise. BOD 22-01 requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to remediate identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect FCEB networks against active threats. See the BOD 22-01 Fact Sheet for more information. Although BOD 22-01 only applies to FCEB agencies, CISA strongly urges all organizations to reduce their exposure to cyberattacks by prioritizing timely remediation of KEV Catalog vulnerabilities as part of their vulnerability management practice. CISA will continue to add vulnerabilities to the catalog that meet the specified criteria . 
May 21, 2026·CISA Advisories
VulnerabilityHigh
[CISA KEV] CVE-2026-34926: Trend Micro Apex One - Trend Micro Apex One (On-Premise) Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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.
AOApex OneCVE-2026-34926
May 21, 2026·CISA KEV
Affected product
AO
Apex One
Trend Micro
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