authentik 2026.8 End of Life Date
authentik 2026.8 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
authentik 2026.8 was released on August 18, 2026 and has no published end-of-life date yet. Its most recent patch is 2026.8.0, published August 18, 2026.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021.12 | 2021.12.5 | Feb 16, 2022 | EOL |
| 2022.12 | 2022.12.3 | Feb 14, 2023 | EOL |
| 2023.10 | 2023.10.7 | Apr 24, 2024 | EOL |
| 2024.12 | 2024.12.5 | Apr 30, 2025 | EOL |
| 2025.4 | 2025.4.4 | Aug 20, 2025 | EOL |
| 2025.6 | 2025.6.4 | Oct 27, 2025 | EOL |
| 2025.8 | 2025.8.6 | Jan 13, 2026 | EOL |
| 2025.10 | 2025.10.4 | Feb 24, 2026 | EOL |
What does authentik 2026.8 end of life mean?
When authentik 2026.8 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 authentik 2026.8 past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to authentik 2026.8 or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.