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Foreman End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline

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

Foreman 3.19.1 is actively supported. No versions approaching EOL in the next 6 months.
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Latest Active
3.19.1
3.19 series
Next EOL
None upcoming
Active Versions
2
of 49 total
EOL Versions
47
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
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Release Cycle Timeline
EOL   Warning   Active   Today
Release cycle timeline 20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520261.21.31.41.51.61.71.81.91.101.111.121.131.141.151.161.171.181.191.201.211.221.231.242.02.12.22.32.42.53.03.13.23.33.43.53.63.73.83.93.103.113.123.133.143.153.163.173.183.19TODAY
47 versions of Foreman are past end of life — security patches have stopped. Get matched with support →
All Versions
VersionLatest ReleaseRelease DateEOL DateDaysStatus
1.2 1.2.3 Jul 1, 2013 Jan 29, 2014 4575 days past EOL EOL
1.3 1.3.2 Oct 14, 2013 May 9, 2014 4475 days past EOL EOL
1.4 1.4.5 Jan 29, 2014 Sep 10, 2014 4351 days past EOL EOL
1.5 1.5.3 May 9, 2014 Dec 2, 2014 4268 days past EOL EOL
1.6 1.6.3 Sep 10, 2014 Apr 28, 2015 4121 days past EOL EOL
1.7 1.7.5 Dec 2, 2014 Aug 18, 2015 4009 days past EOL EOL
1.8 1.8.4 Apr 28, 2015 Dec 23, 2015 3882 days past EOL EOL
1.9 1.9.3 Aug 18, 2015 Mar 31, 2016 3783 days past EOL EOL
1.10 1.10.4 Dec 23, 2015 Jul 8, 2016 3684 days past EOL EOL
1.11 1.11.4 Mar 31, 2016 Oct 5, 2016 3595 days past EOL EOL
1.12 1.12.4 Jul 8, 2016 Jan 13, 2017 3495 days past EOL EOL
1.13 1.13.4 Oct 5, 2016 May 9, 2017 3379 days past EOL EOL
1.14 1.14.3 Jan 13, 2017 Nov 29, 2017 3175 days past EOL EOL
1.15 1.15.7 May 9, 2017 Apr 11, 2018 3042 days past EOL EOL
1.16 1.16.2 Nov 29, 2017 Jul 12, 2018 2950 days past EOL EOL
1.17 1.17.4 Apr 11, 2018 Aug 30, 2018 2901 days past EOL EOL
1.18 1.18.3 Jul 12, 2018 Nov 15, 2018 2824 days past EOL EOL
1.19 1.19.1 Aug 30, 2018 Feb 26, 2019 2721 days past EOL EOL
1.20 1.20.3 Nov 15, 2018 Jul 2, 2019 2595 days past EOL EOL
1.21 1.21.4 Feb 26, 2019 Sep 18, 2019 2517 days past EOL EOL
1.22 1.22.2 Jun 4, 2019 Dec 9, 2019 2435 days past EOL EOL
1.23 1.23.2 Sep 10, 2019 Apr 2, 2020 2320 days past EOL EOL
1.24 1.24.3 Dec 9, 2019 Jul 2, 2020 2229 days past EOL EOL
2.0 2.0.3 Apr 2, 2020 Oct 28, 2020 2111 days past EOL EOL
2.1 2.1.4 Jul 2, 2020 Dec 1, 2020 2077 days past EOL EOL
2.2 2.2.3 Oct 28, 2020 Mar 19, 2021 1969 days past EOL EOL
2.3 2.3.5 Dec 1, 2020 Jun 9, 2021 1887 days past EOL EOL
2.4 2.4.1 Mar 19, 2021 Sep 7, 2021 1797 days past EOL EOL
2.5 2.5.4 Jun 2, 2021 Dec 9, 2021 1704 days past EOL EOL
3.0 3.0.2 Sep 7, 2021 Mar 15, 2022 1608 days past EOL EOL
3.1 3.1.3 Dec 9, 2021 Jun 9, 2022 1522 days past EOL EOL
3.2 3.2.1 Mar 15, 2022 Sep 8, 2022 1431 days past EOL EOL
3.3 3.3.1 Jun 9, 2022 Dec 14, 2022 1334 days past EOL EOL
3.4 3.4.1 Sep 8, 2022 Mar 21, 2023 1237 days past EOL EOL
3.5 3.5.3 Dec 14, 2022 Jun 20, 2023 1146 days past EOL EOL
3.6 3.6.2 Mar 21, 2023 Oct 10, 2023 1034 days past EOL EOL
3.7 3.7.1 Jun 20, 2023 Dec 19, 2023 964 days past EOL EOL
3.8 3.8.0 Oct 10, 2023 Mar 22, 2024 870 days past EOL EOL
3.9 3.9.3 Dec 19, 2023 Jun 25, 2024 775 days past EOL EOL
3.10 3.10.1 Mar 22, 2024 Sep 19, 2024 689 days past EOL EOL
3.11 3.11.5 Jun 25, 2024 Dec 3, 2024 614 days past EOL EOL
3.12 3.12.1 Sep 19, 2024 Mar 19, 2025 508 days past EOL EOL
3.13 3.13.1 Dec 3, 2024 Jun 9, 2025 426 days past EOL EOL
3.14 3.14.0 Mar 19, 2025 Sep 9, 2025 334 days past EOL EOL
3.15 3.15.1 Jun 9, 2025 Dec 9, 2025 243 days past EOL EOL
3.16 3.16.3 Sep 9, 2025 Mar 10, 2026 152 days past EOL EOL
3.17 3.17.2 Dec 9, 2025 Jun 9, 2026 61 days past EOL EOL
3.18 3.18.2 Mar 10, 2026 TBD Supported Active
3.19 3.19.1 Jun 9, 2026 TBD Supported Active
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What does Foreman end of life mean for your organization?

When a version of Foreman 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 Foreman 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.

Your options when Foreman reaches end of life

There are four realistic paths. Which one is right depends far more on how long the system needs to keep running than on the version you are on today.

OptionBest whenWatch out for
Move to a supported version The system will outlive the current version's support window and you can schedule the work Budget for compatibility testing, not just the upgrade itself — that is where the real cost sits
Replace the component The project is unmaintained, or a better-supported alternative exists The replacement has its own lifecycle and its own end-of-life date — you are changing vendors, not escaping the problem
Buy extended support Migration is genuinely underway but cannot finish before the deadline, or the workload is frozen by certification or a third-party application A bridge, not a destination — every year purchased is a year the migration still has to happen
Document accepted risk The system is isolated, short-lived, or scheduled for retirement Only defensible with real compensating controls and a written decision — auditors treat undocumented end-of-life software as a finding

How to choose, in one question: how many more years does this system need to run? Under a year, extended support (where it exists) is usually cheaper than an emergency migration. One to three years, migrate — support purchased repeatedly costs more than doing the project once, and the project only gets harder as the version ages. Indefinitely, migrate now and plan the next migration before it surprises you.

Worth saying plainly, because vendors selling extended support rarely will: extended support is often the more expensive choice over a multi-year horizon. It is the right answer when a deadline is genuinely unreachable, not as a default. Compare the annual fee against the one-time cost of migrating before committing to either.

Extended Support Options

If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL Foreman 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 Foreman?
See the full table above for all Foreman version EOL dates.
When is the Foreman support end date?
Each Foreman version has its own support end date — see the table above for every version's date.
What is the latest supported version of Foreman?
The latest active version of Foreman is 3.19.1. Always verify against the table above as support windows can change.
What happens when Foreman reaches end of life?
When Foreman 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 Foreman?
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 Foreman 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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