D-Link legacy switches and wireless (hardware) DES-3624I · Version Status
D-Link legacy switches and wireless (hardware) DES-3624I End of Life Date
D-Link legacy switches and wireless (hardware) DES-3624I end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Dates read at the vendor's own lifecycle pages (legacy.us.dlink.com); the source of each date is on the product page.
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D-Link legacy switches and wireless (hardware) DES-3624I is past end of life. This version no longer receives security patches. 8083 days past EOL — migrate to a supported version immediately.
EOL Date
Sep 1, 2004
8083 days past EOL
Latest Release
DES-3624I
Standard release
Release Date
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D-Link legacy switches and wireless (hardware) DES-3624I series
Where these dates come from
End of lifeSep 1, 2004Vendor's own page, checked by a person · legacy.us.dlink.com · checked Oct 19, 2026high · 2 sources agree Confidence: high = two or more independent sources agree (the vendor's page read by our adapter, a person's check against the vendor, the dataset the date came from); medium = one; low = the vendor page disagrees or our last read is stale.
How we source dates.
Lifecycle detail
It has been without security patches for 22 years and 2 months.
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.
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Extended Support
Extended D-Link legacy switches and wireless (hardware) DES-3624I support options
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What does D-Link legacy switches and wireless (hardware) DES-3624I end of life mean?
When D-Link legacy switches and wireless (hardware) DES-3624I 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 D-Link legacy switches and wireless (hardware) DES-3624I past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to a supported version or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does D-Link legacy switches and wireless (hardware) DES-3624I reach end of life?
D-Link legacy switches and wireless (hardware) DES-3624I reached end of life on September 1, 2004. This version is no longer receiving security patches.
Is D-Link legacy switches and wireless (hardware) DES-3624I still supported?
No. D-Link legacy switches and wireless (hardware) DES-3624I reached end of life on September 1, 2004 and is no longer receiving security patches.
What should I upgrade to from D-Link legacy switches and wireless (hardware) DES-3624I?
What are the security risks of running D-Link legacy switches and wireless (hardware) DES-3624I past EOL?
Since D-Link legacy switches and wireless (hardware) DES-3624I reached end of life, the maintainers no longer issue security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate with no vendor fix. A CVE-based scan does not show this — it is the CVE blind spot; some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies and none give the date in advance. Organizations running EOL D-Link legacy switches and wireless (hardware) should migrate immediately or implement compensating controls.