DCE End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all DCE versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 2021.12.30.3.0.8 | Jul 15, 2018 | Jul 30, 2021 | 1789 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.0 | 2022.12.15.4.0.11 | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 2023 | 1180 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.0 | 5.0-20260131 | Jun 1, 2023 | Jan 31, 2029 | 953 days remaining | Active |
What does DCE end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of DCE 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 DCE 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 DCE versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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