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Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV042 End of Life Date
Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV042 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.
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Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV042 is past end of life. This version no longer receives security patches. 611 days past EOL — migrate to a supported version immediately.
EOL Date
Jan 31, 2025
611 days past EOL
Latest Release
RV042
Standard release
Release Date
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Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV042 series
Lifecycle detail
It has been without security patches for 1 year and 8 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) RV042 support is available
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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) RV042 end of life mean?
When Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV042 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) RV042 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) RV042 reach end of life?
Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV042 reached end of life on January 31, 2025. This version is no longer receiving security patches.
Is Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV042 still supported?
No. Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV042 reached end of life on January 31, 2025 and is no longer receiving security patches.
What should I upgrade to from Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV042?
What are the security risks of running Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV042 past EOL?
When Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (hardware) RV042 reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing 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.