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Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) FortiGate-4000P End of Life Date
Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) FortiGate-4000P end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Dates read at the vendor's own lifecycle pages (support.fortinet.com); the source of each date is on the product page.
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Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) FortiGate-4000P is past end of life. This version no longer receives security patches. 5735 days past EOL — migrate to a supported version immediately.
EOL Date
Feb 3, 2011
5735 days past EOL
Latest Release
FortiGate-4000P
Standard release
Release Date
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Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) FortiGate-4000P series
Lifecycle detail
It has been without security patches for 15 years and 9 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
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What does Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) FortiGate-4000P end of life mean?
When Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) FortiGate-4000P 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 Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) FortiGate-4000P past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) FortiGate-60F or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) FortiGate-4000P reach end of life?
Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) FortiGate-4000P reached end of life on February 3, 2011. This version is no longer receiving security patches.
Is Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) FortiGate-4000P still supported?
No. Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) FortiGate-4000P reached end of life on February 3, 2011 and is no longer receiving security patches.
What should I upgrade to from Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) FortiGate-4000P?
The recommended upgrade from Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) FortiGate-4000P is
Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) FortiGate-60F — the latest actively supported version. Check the
Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) full timeline for all supported versions.
What are the security risks of running Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) FortiGate-4000P past EOL?
When Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) FortiGate-4000P reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing 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 Fortinet FortiGate appliances (hardware) should migrate immediately or implement compensating controls.