The Software Dates You Need to Know
Last updated: January 30, 2025
It’s been a good year so far for cybercriminals. The list of hospitals, schools, businesses, and city governments that have experienced significant data losses and financial damages due to ransomware is still growing. “Software vulnerabilities” has consistently remained one of the top three techniques used to infect systems with ransomware. Admittedly, it’s an investment of both time and resources to upgrade systems to the latest software versions and consistently patch for security vulnerabilities. However, ransomware is so prevalent that updating your operating system and other software applications needs to be a high priority.
Here are some of the lifecycle schedules for the operating systems and software that you may be using. Scroll down to see if your software is still receiving security updates. Any paid support options listed below are a stopgap for maintaining security updates. In most cases, upgrading to the most recent software version is recommended.
CentOS
| Product | End-of-Life Date |
| CentOS 5 | March 31, 2017 |
| CentOS 6 | November 30, 2020 |
| CentOS 7* | June 30, 2024 |
*Security updates and support is available for CentOS 7 on cPanel v110 through the Extended Lifecycle Support (ELS) Program. The ELS program runs from July 1, 2024, to January 1, 2026.
| Product | Release Date | End-of-Life Date |
| CloudLinux OS 6 | Feb 1, 2011 | November 30, 2020 |
| CloudLinux OS 7* | Apr 1, 2015 | June 30, 2024 |
| CloudLinux OS 8 | Mar 17, 2020 | May 31, 2029 |
| CloudLinux OS 9 | Jan 17, 2023 | May 31, 2032 |
*CloudLinux 7 on cPanel v110 receives security updates and support until July 31, 2024 through the Extended Lifecycle Support (ELS) Program. The ELS program runs from July 1, 2024, to January 1, 2026.
| Release | Release Date | End of Active Support | End of Security Support |
| 9.5* | November 18, 2024 | May 31, 2027 | May 31, 2032 |
| 8.10* | May 28, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2029 |
*Each minor version reaches end of life when the new version is released.
| Product | Mainstream End Date | Extended End Date |
| SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 | July 8, 2014 | July 9, 2019 |
| Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 | January 13, 2015 | January 14, 2020 |
| Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2* | October 9, 2018 | October 10, 2023 |
| Windows Server 2016 Standard | January 11, 2022 | January 12, 2027 |
| Windows Server 2019 Standard | January 9, 2024 | January 9, 2029 |
| Windows Server 2022 Standard | October 13, 2026 | October 14, 2031 |
*For those that cannot upgrade, security updates are available for up to three years through Microsoft’s Extended Security Update program.
| Currently Supported Versions | End of Standard Support |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | April 2019 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | April 2021* |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | April 2023* |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | April 2025* |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | April 2027 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | April 2029 |
*For those that cannot upgrade, Expanded Security Maintenance (ESM) is available through Ubuntu Pro.
| Product name | Version | General Availability | End of Life |
| ColdFusion | 8.x.x | 7/30/2007 | 7/31/2012 |
| ColdFusion | 9.x | 10/5/2009 | 12/31/2014 |
| ColdFusion | 10.x | 5/15/2012 | 5/16/2017 |
| ColdFusion | 11.x | 4/29/2014 | 4/30/2019 |
| ColdFusion | 2016 | 2/16/2016 | 2/17/2021 |
| ColdFusion | 2018 | 7/12/2018 | 7/13/2023 |
| ColdFusion | 2021 | 11/11/2020 | 11/10/2025 |
| ColdFusion | 2023 | 5/17/2023 | 5/16/2028 |
| Product | Release Date | End of Life |
| MySQL 5.0 | January 9, 2012 | |
| MySQL 5.1 | November 14, 2008 | December 31, 2013 |
| MySQL 5.5 | December 3, 2010 | December 3, 2018 |
| MySQL 5.6 | February 5, 2013 | February 5, 2021 |
| MySQL 5.7 | October 21, 2015 | October 21, 2023 |
| *MySQL 8.0 (LTS) | April 19, 2018 | April, 2026 |
| MySQL 8.1 | June 21, 2023 | October 25, 2023 |
| MySQL 8.2 | October 25, 2023 | January, 2024 |
| MySQL 8.3 | January 16, 2024 | April, 2024 |
*MySQL 8.0 (LTS) is the current release.
| Branch | Initial Release | Active Support Until | Security Support Until |
| 7.0 | Dec 3, 2015 | Dec 3, 2018 | Jan 10, 2019 |
| 7.1 | Dec 1, 2016 | Dec 1, 2018 | Dec 1, 2019 |
| 7.2 | Nov 30, 2017 | Nov 30, 2019 | Nov 30, 2020 |
| 7.3 | Dec 6, 2018 | Dec 6, 2020 | Dec 6, 2021 |
| 7.4 | Nov 28, 2019 | Nov 28, 2021 | Nov 28, 2022 |
| 8.0 | Nov 26, 2020 | Nov 26, 2022 | Nov 26, 2023 |
| 8.1 | Nov 25, 2021 | Nov 25, 2023 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| 8.2 | Dec 8, 2022 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2026 |
| 8.3 | Nov 23, 2023 | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2027 |
| 8.4 | Nov 21, 2024 | Dec 31, 2026 | Dec 31, 2028 |
Railo
| Version | Release Date | Notes |
| 4.2.2.005 | 12-18-2014 | Current stable release of Railo* |
*Railo is no longer supported. Transitioning to Lucee is recommended.
| Version | Support |
| 5.0 | Not Supported |
| 5.1 | Not Supported |
| 5.2 | Not Supported |
| 5.3 | Not Supported |
| 5.4.6.9 | LTS (Long Term Support) |
| 6.1.1.118 | Current/Supported |
| Version | Support |
| 6.0 | Not Supported |
| 6.1 | Not Supported |
| 6.2 | Not Supported |
| 6.3 | Not Supported |
| 6.4 | Not Supported |
| 6.5 | Not Supported |
| 6.6 | Not Supported |
| 6.71 | Supported* |
*Only the most recent in the 6.7 series is safe to use and actively maintained.
The best defense from ransomware and malware that exploit software vulnerabilities is to patch for vulnerabilities as soon as possible. Planning for future software upgrades and scheduling them into your project calendar can be a helpful way to stay on top of significant upgrades. Creating processes to check for updates and apply security patches regularly will also help you to stay current. The time and resources invested in maintaining software provide your business with another layer of protection from ransomware attacks.
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