VMware ESXi 7.0 End of Life Date
VMware ESXi 7.0 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.
VMware ESXi 7.0 was released on April 2, 2020 and support ended on October 2, 2025 — a supported lifespan of 5 years and 6 months, in line with the 5 years median for VMware ESXi releases. The last patch it will ever receive is 7.0 Update 3w, published July 15, 2025 — 3 months before support ended. It has been without security patches for 1 year and 1 month. 1 newer VMware ESXi release has shipped since.
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Compare Options →| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5.0 Update 3g | Aug 24, 2016 | EOL |
| 5.1 | 5.1 Update 3d | Aug 24, 2016 | EOL |
| 5.5 | 5.5 Update 3k | Sep 19, 2018 | EOL |
| 6.0 | 6.0 EP 25 | Mar 12, 2020 | EOL |
| 6.5 | 6.5 ESXi650-202403001 | Oct 15, 2022 | EOL |
| 6.7 | 6.7 Update 3w | Oct 15, 2022 | EOL |
| → 7.0 | 7.0 Update 3w | Oct 2, 2025 | EOL |
| 8.0 | 8.0 Update 3k | Oct 11, 2027 | Active |
What does VMware ESXi 7.0 end of life mean?
When VMware ESXi 7.0 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 VMware ESXi 7.0 past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to VMware ESXi 9.1 or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.