Amazon Corretto 17 End of Life Date
Amazon Corretto 17 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
Amazon Corretto 17 was released on August 24, 2021 and support is scheduled to end on October 31, 2029 — a planned supported lifespan of 8 years and 2 months, in line with the 8 years and 2 months median for Amazon Corretto LTS releases. It is a long-term support (LTS) release, so it carries a longer patch window than the interim releases around it. Its most recent patch is 17.0.20.8.1, published July 22, 2026.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 LTS | 8.502.07.1 | Dec 31, 2030 | Active |
| 11 LTS | 11.0.32.9.1 | Jan 31, 2032 | Active |
| 15 | 15.0.2.7.1 | Apr 20, 2021 | EOL |
| 16 | 16.0.2.7.1 | Oct 19, 2021 | EOL |
| → 17 LTS | 17.0.20.8.1 | Oct 31, 2029 | Active |
| 18 | 18.0.2.9.1 | Oct 18, 2022 | EOL |
| 19 | 19.0.2.7.1 | Apr 19, 2023 | EOL |
| 20 | 20.0.2.10.1 | Oct 17, 2023 | EOL |
What does Amazon Corretto 17 end of life mean?
When Amazon Corretto 17 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 Corretto 17 past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to Amazon Corretto 25 or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.