Cisco ASA 5500-X Series (hardware) ASA 5545-X End of Life Date
Cisco ASA 5500-X Series (hardware) ASA 5545-X 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.
It has been without security patches for 1 year.
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Compare Options →| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASA 5505 | ASA 5505 | Aug 31, 2022 | EOL |
| ASA 5512-X | ASA 5512-X | Aug 31, 2022 | EOL |
| ASA 5515-X | ASA 5515-X | Aug 31, 2022 | EOL |
| ASA 5585-X | ASA 5585-X (SSP-10/20/40/60) | May 31, 2023 | EOL |
| ASA 5525-X | ASA 5525-X | Sep 30, 2025 | EOL |
| → ASA 5545-X | ASA 5545-X | Sep 30, 2025 | EOL |
| ASA 5555-X | ASA 5555-X | Sep 30, 2025 | EOL |
| ASA 5506-X | ASA 5506-X, 5506W-X, 5506H-X | Aug 31, 2026 | EOL |
What does Cisco ASA 5500-X Series (hardware) ASA 5545-X end of life mean?
When Cisco ASA 5500-X Series (hardware) ASA 5545-X 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 Cisco ASA 5500-X Series (hardware) ASA 5545-X past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to a supported version or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.