Amazon Aurora Mysql 1 (MySQL 5.6) End of Life Date
Amazon Aurora Mysql 1 (MySQL 5.6) end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
Amazon Aurora Mysql 1 was released on July 27, 2015 and support ended on February 28, 2023 — a supported lifespan of 7 years and 7 months, in line with the 6 years and 9 months median for Amazon Aurora Mysql releases. The last patch it will ever receive is 1.23.4, published August 11, 2022 — 7 months before support ended. It has been without security patches for 3 years and 6 months. 1 newer Amazon Aurora Mysql release has shipped since.
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Compare Options →| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| → 1 (MySQL 5.6) | 1.23.4 | Feb 28, 2023 | EOL |
| 2 (MySQL 5.7) | 2.12 | Oct 31, 2024 | EOL |
| 3 (MySQL 8.0) | 3.12 | Apr 30, 2028 | Active |
| 8.4 | 8.4.7 | Apr 30, 2032 | Active |
What does Amazon Aurora Mysql 1 (MySQL 5.6) end of life mean?
When Amazon Aurora Mysql 1 (MySQL 5.6) 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: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Running Amazon Aurora Mysql 1 (MySQL 5.6) past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to Amazon Aurora Mysql 8.4 or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.