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Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5 End of Life Date
Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Dates read at the vendor's own lifecycle pages (helpx.adobe.com); the source of each date is on the product page.
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Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5 reaches end of life on February 28, 2027. Plan your migration now — 140 days remaining.
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EOL Date
Feb 28, 2027
140 days remaining
Latest Release
6.5
Standard release
Release Date
Apr 8, 2019
Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5 series
Extended Support
Feb 28, 2028
Adobe extended support · paid
Lifecycle detail
Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 was released on April 8, 2019 and support is scheduled to end on February 28, 2027 — a planned supported lifespan of 7 years and 11 months, longer than the 3 years median for Adobe Experience Manager releases. It is not an LTS release; Adobe Experience Manager reserves longer patch windows for its LTS versions.
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
20/20 Named in CISA KEV
Extended Support
0/10 Available
EOL Risk Score™ — proprietary methodology by endoflife.ai. Factors: EOL recency, attack surface breadth, CISA KEV catalog presence, extended support availability. Updated at every build.
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Extended Support
Extended Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5 support is available
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What does Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5 end of life mean?
When Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5 reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches for this version. CVEs discovered after the EOL date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database with no patch available. Exploit code frequently appears on GitHub within days of disclosure.
The CVE blind spot: A CVE-based scan does not show the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. Running Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5 past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5 LTS or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5 reach end of life?
Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5 reaches end of life on February 28, 2027. That is 140 days remaining.
Is Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5 still supported?
Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5 is still supported but approaching end of life on February 28, 2027. Begin planning your migration now.
What should I upgrade to from Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5?
The recommended upgrade from Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5 is
Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5 LTS — the latest actively supported version. Check the
Adobe Experience Manager full timeline for all supported versions.
What are the security risks of running Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5 past EOL?
When Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.5 reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate with no vendor fix. A CVE-based scan does not show this — it is the CVE blind spot; some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies and none give the date in advance. Organizations running EOL Adobe Experience Manager should migrate immediately or implement compensating controls.