DrayTek Vigor VigorSwitch G2542x End of Life Date
DrayTek Vigor VigorSwitch G2542x 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.
DrayTek Vigor VigorSwitch G2542x was released on April 9, 2025 and has no published end-of-life date yet.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VigorSwitch P2500 | VigorSwitch P2500 | Jan 5, 2025 | EOL |
| VigorSwitch G2500 | VigorSwitch G2500 | Jan 5, 2025 | EOL |
| VigorAP 710 | VigorAP 710 | Mar 10, 2025 | EOL |
| Vigor2133 Series | Vigor2133 Series | Apr 1, 2025 | EOL |
| VigorSwitch P1092 | VigorSwitch P1092 | Jul 8, 2025 | EOL |
| VigorSwitch P2121 | VigorSwitch P2121 | Jul 8, 2025 | EOL |
| VigorSwitch P1085 | VigorSwitch P1085 | Jul 8, 2025 | EOL |
| VigorSwitch G1085 | VigorSwitch G1085 | Jul 8, 2025 | EOL |
What does DrayTek Vigor VigorSwitch G2542x end of life mean?
When DrayTek Vigor VigorSwitch G2542x 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: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Running DrayTek Vigor VigorSwitch G2542x past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to DrayTek Vigor Vigor2136F Series or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.