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Consul End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline

Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Consul versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.

Consul 2.0.1 is actively supported. No versions approaching EOL in the next 6 months.
Latest Active
2.0.1
2.0 series
Next EOL
None upcoming
Active Versions
3
of 18 total
EOL Versions
15
no longer patched
35 / 100
Medium Risk
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EOL Recency
25/40
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
0/20 Not in 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. Methodology →
Release Cycle Timeline
EOL   Warning   Active   Today
Release cycle timeline 20202021202220232024202520261.61.71.81.91.101.111.121.131.141.151.161.171.181.191.201.211.222.0TODAY
All Versions
VersionLatest ReleaseRelease DateEOL DateDaysStatus
1.6 1.6.10 Aug 23, 2019 Nov 24, 2020 2037 days past EOL EOL
1.7 1.7.14 Feb 11, 2020 Jun 22, 2021 1827 days past EOL EOL
1.8 1.8.19 Jun 18, 2020 Dec 14, 2021 1652 days past EOL EOL
1.9 1.9.17 Nov 24, 2020 Apr 19, 2022 1526 days past EOL EOL
1.10 1.10.12 Jun 22, 2021 Aug 9, 2022 1414 days past EOL EOL
1.11 1.11.11 Dec 14, 2021 Nov 15, 2022 1316 days past EOL EOL
1.12 1.12.9 Apr 19, 2022 Feb 23, 2023 1216 days past EOL EOL
1.13 1.13.9 Aug 9, 2022 Jun 26, 2023 1093 days past EOL EOL
1.14 1.14.11 Nov 15, 2022 Nov 3, 2023 963 days past EOL EOL
1.15 1.15.11 Feb 23, 2023 Feb 27, 2024 847 days past EOL EOL
1.16 1.16.7 Jun 26, 2023 Jun 12, 2024 741 days past EOL EOL
1.17 1.17.4 Nov 3, 2023 Oct 14, 2024 617 days past EOL EOL
1.18 1.18.2 Feb 26, 2024 May 6, 2025 413 days past EOL EOL
1.19 1.19.2 Jun 12, 2024 Oct 27, 2025 239 days past EOL EOL
1.20 1.20.6 Oct 14, 2024 May 24, 2026 30 days past EOL EOL
1.21 1.21.5 May 6, 2025 TBD Supported Active
1.22 1.22.7 Oct 27, 2025 TBD Supported Active
2.0 2.0.1 May 24, 2026 TBD Supported Active

What does Consul end of life mean for your organization?

When a version of Consul reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.

The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no patch will ever exist. This is the most dangerous gap in enterprise security posture.

Organizations running EOL Consul should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.

Extended Support Options

If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL Consul versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the end-of-life date for Consul?
See the full table above for all Consul version EOL dates.
When is the Consul support end date?
Each Consul version has its own support end date — see the table above for every version's date.
What is the latest supported version of Consul?
The latest active version of Consul is 2.0.1. Always verify against the table above as support windows can change.
What happens when Consul reaches end of life?
When Consul reaches end of life, the vendor stops issuing security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate indefinitely with no patch path — creating an ever-growing attack surface that most vulnerability scanners do not flag.
How do I check if I'm running an EOL version of Consul?
Check your current version against the table above. If your version's EOL date has passed, you are running unsupported software. You can also use the endoflife.ai Stack Scanner to check your entire dependency file at once.
Is there extended support available for EOL Consul versions?
Some vendors offer extended support for EOL software. Contact the original vendor or check with enterprise support providers for options.

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