Confluent Platform 7.4.x (Apache Kafka 3.4.x) End of Life Date
Confluent Platform 7.4.x (Apache Kafka 3.4.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.
Confluent Platform 7.4 was released on May 3, 2023 and support ended on May 3, 2025 — a supported lifespan of 2 years, in line with the 2 years median for Confluent Platform releases. It has been without security patches for 1 year and 5 months. 4 newer Confluent Platform releases have shipped since.
Commercial vendors offer security patches beyond EOL. Compare your options.
Compare Options →| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1.x (Apache Kafka 2.7.x) | 6.1.15 | Feb 9, 2023 | EOL |
| 6.2.x (Apache Kafka 2.8.x) | 6.2.15 | Jun 8, 2023 | EOL |
| 7.0.x (Apache Kafka 3.0.x) | 7.0.16 | Oct 27, 2023 | EOL |
| 7.1.x (Apache Kafka 3.1.x) | 7.1.16 | Apr 5, 2024 | EOL |
| 7.2.x (Apache Kafka 3.2.x) | 7.2.15 | Jul 6, 2024 | EOL |
| 7.3.x (Apache Kafka 3.3.x) | 7.3.15 | Nov 4, 2024 | EOL |
| → 7.4.x (Apache Kafka 3.4.x) | 7.4.15 | May 3, 2025 | EOL |
| 7.5.x (Apache Kafka 3.5.x) | 7.5.16 | Aug 25, 2025 | EOL |
What does Confluent Platform 7.4.x (Apache Kafka 3.4.x) end of life mean?
When Confluent Platform 7.4.x (Apache Kafka 3.4.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 Confluent Platform 7.4.x (Apache Kafka 3.4.x) past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to Confluent Platform 8.3.x (Apache Kafka 4.3.x) or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.