Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all FreeBSD versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | — | Nov 30, 1993 | Aug 31, 1994 | 11574 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.1 | — | May 31, 1994 | May 31, 1995 | 11301 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.0 | — | Nov 22, 1994 | Feb 28, 1996 | 11028 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.1 | — | Nov 30, 1995 | Jun 30, 1997 | 10540 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.2 | — | Mar 31, 1997 | Mar 31, 1998 | 10266 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.0 | — | Oct 16, 1998 | May 31, 1999 | 9840 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.1 | — | Feb 28, 1999 | Aug 31, 1999 | 9748 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.2 | — | May 31, 1999 | Dec 31, 1999 | 9626 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.3 | — | Sep 30, 1999 | Feb 29, 2000 | 9566 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.4 | — | Dec 31, 1999 | Sep 30, 2000 | 9352 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4 | — | Mar 14, 2000 | Jan 31, 2007 | 7038 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.0 | — | Mar 14, 2000 | Oct 31, 2000 | 9321 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.5 | — | Jun 30, 2000 | Jun 30, 2001 | 9079 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.1 | — | Jul 27, 2000 | Feb 28, 2001 | 9201 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.2 | — | Nov 21, 2000 | Jul 31, 2001 | 9048 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.3 | — | Apr 20, 2001 | Dec 31, 2001 | 8895 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.4 | — | Sep 20, 2001 | Apr 30, 2002 | 8775 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.5 | — | Jan 29, 2002 | Sep 30, 2002 | 8622 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.6 | — | Jun 15, 2002 | Jan 31, 2003 | 8499 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.7 | — | Oct 10, 2002 | Jul 31, 2003 | 8318 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5 | — | Jan 14, 2003 | May 31, 2008 | 6552 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.0 | — | Jan 14, 2003 | Sep 30, 2003 | 8257 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.8 | — | Apr 3, 2003 | Feb 28, 2004 | 8106 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.1 | — | Jun 9, 2003 | Apr 30, 2004 | 8044 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.9 | — | Oct 28, 2003 | Aug 31, 2004 | 7921 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.2 | — | Jan 9, 2004 | Feb 28, 2005 | 7740 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.10 | — | May 27, 2004 | Jan 31, 2007 | 7038 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.3 | — | Nov 6, 2004 | Oct 31, 2006 | 7130 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.11 | — | Jan 25, 2005 | Jan 31, 2007 | 7038 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.4 | — | May 9, 2005 | Oct 31, 2006 | 7130 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6 | — | Nov 4, 2005 | Nov 30, 2010 | 5639 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.0 | — | Nov 4, 2005 | Jan 31, 2007 | 7038 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.1 | — | May 9, 2006 | May 31, 2008 | 6552 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.5 | — | May 25, 2006 | May 31, 2008 | 6552 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.2 | — | Jan 15, 2007 | May 31, 2008 | 6552 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.3 | — | Jan 18, 2008 | Jan 31, 2010 | 5942 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7 | — | Feb 27, 2008 | Feb 28, 2013 | 4818 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.0 | — | Feb 27, 2008 | Apr 30, 2009 | 6218 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.4 | — | Nov 28, 2008 | Nov 30, 2010 | 5639 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.1 | — | Jan 4, 2009 | Feb 28, 2011 | 5549 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.2 | — | May 4, 2009 | Jun 30, 2010 | 5792 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8 | — | Nov 25, 2009 | Aug 1, 2015 | 3934 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.0 | — | Nov 25, 2009 | Nov 30, 2010 | 5639 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.3 | — | Mar 23, 2010 | Mar 31, 2012 | 5152 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.1 | — | Jul 23, 2010 | Jul 31, 2012 | 5030 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.2 | — | Feb 24, 2011 | Jul 31, 2012 | 5030 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.4 | — | Feb 24, 2011 | Feb 28, 2013 | 4818 days past EOL | EOL |
| 9 | — | Jan 10, 2012 | Dec 31, 2016 | 3416 days past EOL | EOL |
| 9.0 | — | Jan 10, 2012 | Mar 31, 2013 | 4787 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.3 | — | Apr 18, 2012 | Apr 30, 2014 | 4392 days past EOL | EOL |
| 9.1 | — | Dec 30, 2012 | Dec 31, 2014 | 4147 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.4 | — | Jun 9, 2013 | Aug 1, 2015 | 3934 days past EOL | EOL |
| 9.2 | — | Sep 30, 2013 | Dec 31, 2014 | 4147 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10 | — | Jan 20, 2014 | Oct 31, 2018 | 2747 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10.0 | — | Jan 20, 2014 | Feb 28, 2015 | 4088 days past EOL | EOL |
| 9.3 | — | Jul 16, 2014 | Dec 31, 2016 | 3416 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10.1 | — | Nov 14, 2014 | Dec 31, 2016 | 3416 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10.2 | — | Aug 13, 2015 | Dec 31, 2016 | 3416 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10.3 | — | Apr 4, 2016 | Apr 30, 2018 | 2931 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11 | — | Oct 10, 2016 | Sep 30, 2021 | 1682 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11.0 | — | Oct 10, 2016 | Nov 30, 2017 | 3082 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11.1 | — | Jul 26, 2017 | Sep 30, 2018 | 2778 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10.4 | — | Oct 3, 2017 | Oct 31, 2018 | 2747 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11.2 | — | Jun 28, 2018 | Oct 31, 2019 | 2382 days past EOL | EOL |
| 12 | — | Dec 11, 2018 | Dec 31, 2023 | 860 days past EOL | EOL |
| 12.0 | — | Dec 11, 2018 | Feb 29, 2020 | 2261 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11.3 | — | Jul 9, 2019 | Sep 30, 2020 | 2047 days past EOL | EOL |
| 12.1 | — | Nov 4, 2019 | Jan 31, 2021 | 1924 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11.4 | — | Jun 16, 2020 | Sep 30, 2021 | 1682 days past EOL | EOL |
| 12.2 | — | Oct 27, 2020 | Mar 31, 2022 | 1500 days past EOL | EOL |
| 13 | — | Apr 13, 2021 | Apr 30, 2026 | 9 days past EOL | EOL |
| 13.0 | — | Apr 13, 2021 | Aug 31, 2022 | 1347 days past EOL | EOL |
| 12.3 | — | Dec 7, 2021 | Mar 31, 2023 | 1135 days past EOL | EOL |
| 13.1 | — | May 16, 2022 | Jul 31, 2023 | 1013 days past EOL | EOL |
| 12.4 | — | Dec 5, 2022 | Dec 31, 2023 | 860 days past EOL | EOL |
| 13.2 | — | Apr 11, 2023 | Jun 30, 2024 | 678 days past EOL | EOL |
| 14 | — | Nov 20, 2023 | Nov 30, 2028 | 936 days remaining | Active |
| 14.0 | — | Nov 20, 2023 | Sep 30, 2024 | 586 days past EOL | EOL |
| 13.3 | — | Mar 5, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 494 days past EOL | EOL |
| 14.1 | — | Jun 4, 2024 | Mar 31, 2025 | 404 days past EOL | EOL |
| 13.4 | — | Sep 17, 2024 | Jun 30, 2025 | 313 days past EOL | EOL |
| 14.2 | — | Dec 3, 2024 | Sep 30, 2025 | 221 days past EOL | EOL |
| 13.5 | — | Mar 11, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 | 9 days past EOL | EOL |
| 14.3 | — | Jun 10, 2025 | Jun 30, 2026 | 52 days remaining | Warning |
| 15.0 | — | Dec 2, 2025 | Sep 30, 2026 | 144 days remaining | Warning |
| 15 | — | Dec 2, 2025 | Dec 31, 2029 | 1332 days remaining | Active |
| 14.4 | — | Mar 10, 2026 | Dec 31, 2026 | 236 days remaining | Active |
When a FreeBSD version 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 FreeBSD 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.
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