Amazon Neptune 1.0.2.1 End of Life Date
Amazon Neptune 1.0.2.1 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
Amazon Neptune 1.0.2.1 was released on November 22, 2019 and support ended on July 29, 2022 — a supported lifespan of 2 years and 8 months, longer than the 2 years and 4 months median for Amazon Neptune releases. The last patch it will ever receive is 1.0.2.1.R6, published April 22, 2020 — 2 years and 3 months before support ended. It has been without security patches for 4 years and 1 month. 24 newer Amazon Neptune releases have shipped since.
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Compare Options →| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.2.0 | 1.0.2.0.R3 | May 19, 2020 | EOL |
| → 1.0.2.1 | 1.0.2.1.R6 | Jul 29, 2022 | EOL |
| 1.0.2.2 | 1.0.2.2.R6 | Jul 29, 2022 | EOL |
| 1.0.3.0 | 1.0.3.0.R3 | Jan 30, 2023 | EOL |
| 1.0.4.0 | 1.0.4.0.R2 | Jan 30, 2023 | EOL |
| 1.0.4.1 | 1.0.4.1.R1.1 | Jan 30, 2023 | EOL |
| 1.0.4.2 | 1.0.4.2.R5 | Jan 30, 2023 | EOL |
| 1.0.5.0 | 1.0.5.0.R5 | Jan 30, 2023 | EOL |
What does Amazon Neptune 1.0.2.1 end of life mean?
When Amazon Neptune 1.0.2.1 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 Neptune 1.0.2.1 past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to Amazon Neptune 1.4.8.0 or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.