AWS Lambda Java 8 (AL1) End of Life Date
AWS Lambda Java 8 (AL1) 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.
AWS Lambda java8 was released on June 15, 2015 and support is scheduled to end on March 3, 2027 — a planned supported lifespan of 11 years and 9 months, longer than the 3 years and 10 months median for AWS Lambda releases.
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Compare Options →| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Node.js 0.10 | — | Oct 31, 2016 | EOL |
| → Java 8 (AL1) | — | Mar 3, 2027 | Warning |
| Python 2.7 | — | May 30, 2022 | EOL |
| Node.js 4.3 | — | Mar 5, 2020 | EOL |
| .NET Core 1.0 | — | Jul 30, 2019 | EOL |
| Node.js 6.10 | — | Aug 12, 2019 | EOL |
| Python 3.6 | — | Aug 29, 2022 | EOL |
| Node.js 4.3 edge | — | Apr 30, 2019 | EOL |
What does AWS Lambda Java 8 (AL1) end of life mean?
When AWS Lambda Java 8 (AL1) 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: A CVE-based scan does not show the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. Running AWS Lambda Java 8 (AL1) past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to AWS Lambda Java 17 (AL2023) or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.