Apache HTTP Server 2.4 End of Life Date
Apache HTTP Server 2.4 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data reconciled from official vendor documentation and endoflife.date at every build; the source of each date is on the product page.
Apache HTTP Server 2.4 was released on February 21, 2012 and has no published end-of-life date yet. Its most recent patch is 2.4.68, published June 8, 2026.
What does Apache HTTP Server 2.4 end of life mean?
When Apache HTTP Server 2.4 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 Apache HTTP Server 2.4 past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to Apache HTTP Server 2.4 or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.