Azul Zulu 26 End of Life Date
Azul Zulu 26 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
Azul Zulu 26 was released on March 17, 2026 and support is scheduled to end on September 30, 2026 — a planned supported lifespan of 7 months, in line with the 7 months median for Azul Zulu releases. It is not an LTS release; Azul Zulu reserves longer patch windows for its LTS versions. Its most recent patch is 26.28.59, published March 17, 2026.
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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 26 end of life mean?
When Azul Zulu 26 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 26 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.