Azul Zulu 20 (<abbr title='Short Term Support'>STS</abbr>) End of Life Date
Azul Zulu 20 (<abbr title='Short Term Support'>STS</abbr>) end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
Azul Zulu 20 was released on March 21, 2023 and support ended on September 19, 2023 — a supported lifespan of 6 months, in line with the 7 months median for Azul Zulu releases. It was not an LTS release; Azul Zulu reserves longer patch windows for its LTS versions. The last patch it will ever receive is 20.32.11, published July 18, 2023 — 2 months before support ended. It has been without security patches for 2 years and 11 months. 5 newer Azul Zulu releases have shipped since.
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Compare Options →| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 LTS | 7.56 | Jul 31, 2022 | EOL |
| 6 LTS | N/A | Dec 31, 2018 | EOL |
| 8 LTS | 8.92.0.21 | Dec 31, 2030 | Active |
| 9 (<abbr title='Short Term Support'>STS</abbr>) | 9.0.7.1 | Mar 31, 2018 | EOL |
| 10 (<abbr title='Short Term Support'>STS</abbr>) | 10.3.5 | Sep 30, 2018 | EOL |
| 11 LTS | 11.86.21 | Jan 31, 2032 | Active |
| 12 (<abbr title='Short Term Support'>STS</abbr>) | 12.3.11 | Sep 30, 2019 | EOL |
| 13 (<abbr title='Medium-Term Support'>MTS</abbr>) | 13.54.17 | Mar 31, 2023 | EOL |
What does Azul Zulu 20 (<abbr title='Short Term Support'>STS</abbr>) end of life mean?
When Azul Zulu 20 (<abbr title='Short Term Support'>STS</abbr>) 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 Azul Zulu 20 (<abbr title='Short Term Support'>STS</abbr>) past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to Azul Zulu 25 or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.