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Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV215W End of Life Date
Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV215W end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Dates read at the vendor's own lifecycle pages (cisco.com); the source of each date is on the product page.
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Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV215W is past end of life. This version no longer receives security patches. 691 days past EOL — migrate to a supported version immediately.
EOL Date
Nov 30, 2024
691 days past EOL
Latest Release
RV215W
Standard release
Release Date
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Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV215W series
Where these dates come from
End of lifeNov 30, 2024Our catalog, built from the vendor pages · cisco.commedium · 1 source agrees End of active supportDec 2, 2019Our catalog, built from the vendor pages · cisco.commedium · 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
It has been without security patches for 1 year and 11 months.
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
20/20 Named in CISA 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 Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV215W support options
Some vendors and third parties sell security patches beyond end of life; whether one covers this version varies. Compare your options.
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All Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) Versions
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|
| RV082 |
RV082 |
May 31, 2021 |
EOL |
| RV110W |
RV110W |
Nov 30, 2024 |
EOL |
| RV130 |
RV130 |
Nov 30, 2024 |
EOL |
| RV130W |
RV130W |
Nov 30, 2024 |
EOL |
| → RV215W |
RV215W |
Nov 30, 2024 |
EOL |
| RV042 |
RV042 |
Jan 31, 2025 |
EOL |
| RV042G |
RV042G |
Jan 31, 2025 |
EOL |
| RV320 |
RV320 |
Jan 31, 2025 |
EOL |
What does Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV215W end of life mean?
When Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV215W 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 Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV215W 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV215W reach end of life?
Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV215W reached end of life on November 30, 2024. This version is no longer receiving security patches.
Is Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV215W still supported?
No. Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV215W reached end of life on November 30, 2024 and is no longer receiving security patches.
What should I upgrade to from Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV215W?
What are the security risks of running Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV215W past EOL?
Since Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV215W 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 Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) should migrate immediately or implement compensating controls.