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BellSoft Liberica 13 End of Life Date
BellSoft Liberica 13 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.
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BellSoft Liberica 13 is past end of life. This version no longer receives security patches. 2426 days past EOL — migrate to a supported version immediately.
EOL Date
Mar 17, 2020
2426 days past EOL
Latest Release
13.0.2+9
Standard release
Release Date
Sep 26, 2019
BellSoft Liberica 13 series
Where these dates come from
End of lifeMar 17, 2020endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees ReleaseSep 26, 2019endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees Confidence: high = two or more independent sources agree (the vendor's page read by our adapter, a person's check against the vendor, the dataset the date came from); medium = one; low = the vendor page disagrees or our last read is stale.
How we source dates.
Lifecycle detail
BellSoft Liberica 13 was released on September 26, 2019 and support ended on March 17, 2020 — a supported lifespan of 6 months, in line with the 6 months median for BellSoft Liberica releases. It was not an LTS release; BellSoft Liberica reserves longer patch windows for its LTS releases. Its latest release on record is 13.0.2+9, published January 16, 2020 — 2 months before support ended. It has been past its end-of-life date for 6 years and 8 months. 14 newer BellSoft Liberica releases have shipped since.
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
0/20 Not in KEV
Extended Support
0/10 Available
EOL Risk Score™ — proprietary methodology by endoflife.ai. Factors: EOL recency, attack surface breadth, CISA KEV catalog presence, extended support availability. Updated at every build.
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Extended Support
Extended BellSoft Liberica 13 support options
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All BellSoft Liberica Versions
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|
| 6 LTS |
unknown |
Dec 31, 2018 |
EOL |
| 7 LTS |
unknown |
Jul 31, 2022 |
EOL |
| 8 LTS |
8u513+9 |
EOL |
Active |
| 10 |
10.0.2 |
Sep 25, 2018 |
EOL |
| 11 LTS |
11.0.33.0.3+7 |
EOL |
Active |
| 12 |
12.0.2 |
Sep 17, 2019 |
EOL |
| → 13 |
13.0.2+9 |
Mar 17, 2020 |
EOL |
| 14 |
14.0.2+13 |
Sep 16, 2020 |
EOL |
What does BellSoft Liberica 13 end of life mean?
When BellSoft Liberica 13 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 BellSoft Liberica 13 past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to BellSoft Liberica 27 or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does BellSoft Liberica 13 reach end of life?
BellSoft Liberica 13 reached end of life on March 17, 2020. This version is no longer receiving security patches.
Is BellSoft Liberica 13 still supported?
No. BellSoft Liberica 13 reached end of life on March 17, 2020 and is no longer receiving security patches.
What should I upgrade to from BellSoft Liberica 13?
The recommended upgrade from BellSoft Liberica 13 is
BellSoft Liberica 27 — the latest actively supported version. Check the
BellSoft Liberica full timeline for all supported versions.
What are the security risks of running BellSoft Liberica 13 past EOL?
Since BellSoft Liberica 13 reached end of life, the maintainers no longer issue security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate with no vendor fix. A CVE-based scan does not show this — it is the CVE blind spot; some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies and none give the date in advance. Organizations running EOL BellSoft Liberica should migrate immediately or implement compensating controls.