Alibaba Cloud ACK End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Alibaba Cloud ACK versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.12 | — | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2020 | 2000 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.14 | — | Aug 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2021 | 1788 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.16 | — | Feb 29, 2020 | Jun 30, 2022 | 1454 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.18 | — | Sep 30, 2020 | Sep 30, 2022 | 1362 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.20 | — | Apr 30, 2021 | Apr 30, 2023 | 1150 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.22 | — | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2023 | 966 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.24 | — | Sep 30, 2022 | Sep 30, 2024 | 631 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.26 | — | Apr 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2025 | 419 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.28 | — | Oct 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2025 | 235 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.30 | — | Jun 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2026 | 7 days remaining | Warning |
| 1.31 | — | Sep 30, 2024 | Sep 30, 2025 | 266 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.32 | — | Jan 31, 2025 | Jan 31, 2026 | 143 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.33 | — | May 31, 2025 | May 31, 2026 | 23 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.34 | — | Sep 30, 2025 | Sep 30, 2026 | 99 days remaining | Warning |
What does Alibaba Cloud ACK end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Alibaba Cloud ACK reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.
The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no patch will ever exist. This is the most dangerous gap in enterprise security posture.
Organizations running EOL Alibaba Cloud ACK should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.
Extended Support Options
If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL Alibaba Cloud ACK versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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