CloudLinux OS 6 End of Life Date
CloudLinux OS 6 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.
CloudLinux OS 6 was released on February 1, 2011 and support ended on November 30, 2020 — a supported lifespan of 9 years and 10 months, in line with the 9 years and 5 months median for CloudLinux OS releases. It has been without security patches for 5 years and 11 months. 2 newer CloudLinux OS releases have shipped since.
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Compare Options →| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| → CloudLinux OS 6 | 6.10 | Nov 30, 2020 | EOL |
| CloudLinux OS 7 | 7.9 | Jun 30, 2024 | EOL |
| CloudLinux OS 8 | — | May 31, 2029 | Active |
| CloudLinux OS 9 | — | May 31, 2032 | Active |
| CloudLinux OS 10 | — | May 31, 2035 | Active |
What does CloudLinux OS 6 end of life mean?
When CloudLinux OS 6 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 CloudLinux OS 6 past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to CloudLinux OS 10 or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.