FortiOS End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all FortiOS versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
⚡FortiOS 7.2 reaches end of life on September 30, 2026. Plan your migration now — 99 days remaining.
📅 Get reminded before FortiOS 7.2 reaches EOL on September 30, 2026 — alerts 90, 30 & 7 days out.
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. Methodology →
Release Cycle Timeline
■ EOL
■ Warning
■ Active
┊ Today
All Versions
Version
Latest Release
Release Date
EOL Date
Days
Status
6.0
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Mar 29, 2018
Sep 29, 2022
1363 days past EOL
EOL
6.2
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Mar 28, 2019
Sep 28, 2023
999 days past EOL
EOL
6.4
—
Mar 31, 2020
Sep 30, 2024
631 days past EOL
EOL
7.0
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Mar 30, 2021
Sep 30, 2025
266 days past EOL
EOL
7.2
—
Mar 31, 2022
Sep 30, 2026
99 days remaining
Warning
7.4
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May 11, 2023
Nov 11, 2028
872 days remaining
Active
7.6
—
Jul 25, 2024
Jan 25, 2030
1312 days remaining
Active
8.0
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Apr 21, 2026
Oct 21, 2030
1581 days remaining
Active
What does FortiOS end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of FortiOS 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 FortiOS 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.
Extended Support Options
If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL FortiOS versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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The next FortiOS version reaching EOL is 7.2 on September 30, 2026. See the full table above for all version EOL dates.
When is the FortiOS support end date?
The next FortiOS support end date is September 30, 2026, when version 7.2 reaches end of support. Each version has its own support end date — see the table above for every version's date.
What is the latest supported version of FortiOS?
The latest active version of FortiOS is 8.0. Always verify against the table above as support windows can change.
What happens when FortiOS reaches end of life?
When FortiOS 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 FortiOS?
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 FortiOS versions?
Some vendors offer extended support for EOL software. Contact the original vendor or check with enterprise support providers for options.