Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Azul Zulu versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 LTS | 7.56 | Sep 25, 2013 | Jul 31, 2022 | 1378 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6 LTS | N/A | Jan 21, 2014 | Dec 31, 2018 | 2686 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8 LTS | 8.92.0.21 | Apr 8, 2014 | Dec 31, 2030 | 1697 days remaining | Active |
| 9 | 9.0.7.1 | Sep 21, 2017 | Mar 31, 2018 | 2961 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10 | 10.3.5 | Mar 27, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | 2778 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11 LTS | 11.86.21 | Sep 25, 2018 | Jan 31, 2032 | 2093 days remaining | Active |
| 12 | 12.3.11 | Mar 19, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | 2413 days past EOL | EOL |
| 13 | 13.54.17 | Sep 17, 2019 | Mar 31, 2023 | 1135 days past EOL | EOL |
| 14 | 14.29.23 | Mar 17, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | 2047 days past EOL | EOL |
| 15 | 15.46.17 | Sep 15, 2020 | Mar 31, 2023 | 1135 days past EOL | EOL |
| 16 | 16.32.15 | Mar 16, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | 1682 days past EOL | EOL |
| 17 LTS | 17.64.17 | Sep 15, 2021 | Sep 30, 2029 | 1240 days remaining | Active |
| 18 | 18.32.13 | Mar 12, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | 1317 days past EOL | EOL |
| 19 | 19.32.13 | Sep 20, 2022 | Mar 31, 2023 | 1135 days past EOL | EOL |
| 20 | 20.32.11 | Mar 21, 2023 | Sep 19, 2023 | 963 days past EOL | EOL |
| 21 LTS | 21.48.17 | Sep 19, 2023 | Sep 30, 2031 | 1970 days remaining | Active |
| 22 | 22.32.15 | Mar 19, 2024 | Sep 17, 2024 | 599 days past EOL | EOL |
| 23 | 23.32.11 | Sep 17, 2024 | Mar 18, 2025 | 417 days past EOL | EOL |
| 24 | 24.32.13 | Mar 18, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 | 235 days past EOL | EOL |
| 25 LTS | 25.32.21 | Sep 16, 2025 | Sep 30, 2033 | 2701 days remaining | Active |
| 26 | 26.28.59 | Mar 17, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 144 days remaining | Warning |
When a Azul Zulu version 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 Azul Zulu 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.
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