antiX End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all antiX versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 15 | Jun 30, 2015 | Jun 30, 2020 | 2208 days past EOL | EOL |
| 16 | 16.3 | Jun 27, 2016 | Jun 30, 2020 | 2208 days past EOL | EOL |
| 17 | 17.4.1 | Oct 24, 2017 | Jun 30, 2022 | 1478 days past EOL | EOL |
| 19 | 19.5 | Oct 17, 2019 | Jun 30, 2024 | 747 days past EOL | EOL |
| 21 | 22 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jun 30, 2026 | 17 days past EOL | EOL |
| 23 | 23 | Aug 28, 2023 | Jun 10, 2028 | 694 days remaining | Active |
What does antiX end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of antiX 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 antiX 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 antiX versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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