Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.0 · Version Status
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.0 End of Life Date
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.0 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 Unified Communications Manager 5.0 is past end of life. This version no longer receives security patches. 6280 days past EOL — migrate to a supported version immediately.
EOL Date
Jun 30, 2009
6280 days past EOL
Latest Release
5.0
Standard release
Release Date
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.0 series
Extended Support
Jun 30, 2011
Extended support · ended
Lifecycle detail
It has been without security patches for 17 years and 3 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 Unified Communications Manager 5.0 support is available
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All Cisco Unified Communications Manager Versions
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|
| 3.x |
3.x |
Jul 22, 2008 |
EOL |
| 4.1 |
4.1 |
May 15, 2009 |
EOL |
| 4.2 |
4.2 |
May 15, 2009 |
EOL |
| 4.3 |
4.3 |
Jan 25, 2012 |
EOL |
| → 5.0 |
5.0 |
Jun 30, 2009 |
EOL |
| 5.1 |
5.1 |
Feb 13, 2010 |
EOL |
| 6.0 |
6.0 |
May 2, 2010 |
EOL |
| 6.1 |
6.1 |
Sep 3, 2011 |
EOL |
What does Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.0 end of life mean?
When Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.0 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 Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.0 past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to Cisco Unified Communications Manager 15 or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.0 reach end of life?
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.0 reached end of life on June 30, 2009. This version is no longer receiving security patches.
Is Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.0 still supported?
No. Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.0 reached end of life on June 30, 2009 and is no longer receiving security patches.
What should I upgrade to from Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.0?
What are the security risks of running Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.0 past EOL?
When Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.0 reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate with no remediation path. Most vulnerability scanners do not flag this — it is the CVE blind spot. Organizations running EOL Cisco Unified Communications Manager should migrate immediately or implement compensating controls.