Google Chromecast Chromecast Ultra End of Life Date
Google Chromecast Chromecast Ultra 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.
Google Chromecast chromecast-ultra was released on November 6, 2016 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 Google Chromecast Chromecast Ultra end of life mean?
When Google Chromecast Chromecast Ultra 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 Google Chromecast Chromecast Ultra past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to Google Chromecast Google TV Streamer (4K) or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.