Chromecast (3rd gen) End of Life Date
Chromecast (3rd gen) 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.
Chromecast chromecast-3 was released on October 10, 2018 and has no published end-of-life date yet.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromecast (1st gen) | 1.36.159268 | May 31, 2023 | EOL |
| Chromecast (2nd gen) | 1.56.467165 | EOL | Active |
| Chromecast Audio | 1.56.467166 | EOL | Active |
| Chromecast Ultra | 1.56.469779 | EOL | Active |
| → Chromecast (3rd gen) | 1.56.291998 | EOL | Active |
| Chromecast w/Google TV (4K) | UTTC.250917.004 | EOL | Active |
| Chromecast w/Google TV (HD) | UTTC.250917.004 | EOL | Active |
| Google TV Streamer (4K) | UTTK.260317.003 | EOL | Active |
What does Chromecast (3rd gen) end of life mean?
When Chromecast (3rd gen) 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 Chromecast (3rd gen) past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to Chromecast Google TV Streamer (4K) or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.