diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/apr/apr_1.7.6.bb b/meta/recipes-support/apr/apr_1.7.6.bb
index 13fa5daa3c..0057704989 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/apr/apr_1.7.6.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/apr/apr_1.7.6.bb
@@ -135,3 +135,6 @@ do_install_ptest() {
 }
 
 export CONFIG_SHELL = "/bin/bash"
+
+# Add CVE_PRODUCT to match the NVD CPE product name
+CVE_PRODUCT = "apache:portable_runtime"