Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2022-03-31. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: 2022-04-21. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
Trend Micro / Trend Micro Apex Central
Default status: Not specified
- affected: 2019 (on-premise), SaaS
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000290678
- https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000290660
- https://www.jpcert.or.jp/english/at/2022/at220008.html
- https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU99107357
- https://appweb.trendmicro.com/supportNews/NewsDetail.aspx?id=4435
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-26871
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}05 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed
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