diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/apr/apr_1.7.6.bb b/meta/recipes-support/apr/apr_1.7.6.bb
index 8ad3756b3a0..43d5b0bf4dd 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/apr/apr_1.7.6.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/apr/apr_1.7.6.bb
@@ -138,3 +138,6 @@ do_install_ptest() {
 }
 
 export CONFIG_SHELL = "/bin/bash"
+
+# Add CVE_PRODUCT to match the NVD CPE product name
+CVE_PRODUCT = "apache:portable_runtime"