Google Chrome 39 End of Life Date
Google Chrome 39 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
Google Chrome 39 was released on November 11, 2014 and support ended on January 13, 2015 — a supported lifespan of 2 months, longer than the 42 days median for Google Chrome releases. It has been without security patches for 11 years and 7 months. 110 newer Google Chrome releases have shipped since.
What does Google Chrome 39 end of life mean?
When Google Chrome 39 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 Google Chrome 39 past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to a supported version or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.