Google Nexus Nexus 5X End of Life Date
Google Nexus Nexus 5X end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
Google Nexus 5x was released on September 29, 2015 and support ended on November 1, 2018 — a supported lifespan of 3 years and 1 month, in line with the 3 years median for Google Nexus releases. It has been without security patches for 7 years and 9 months.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nexus One | — | Supported | EOL |
| Nexus S | — | Supported | EOL |
| Nexus 7 (2012) | — | Jul 1, 2015 | EOL |
| Nexus 4 | — | Nov 1, 2015 | EOL |
| Nexus 10 | — | Nov 1, 2015 | EOL |
| Nexus 7 (2013) | — | Aug 1, 2016 | EOL |
| Nexus 6 | — | Oct 1, 2017 | EOL |
| Nexus 9 | — | Oct 1, 2017 | EOL |
What does Google Nexus Nexus 5X end of life mean?
When Google Nexus Nexus 5X 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: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Running Google Nexus Nexus 5X past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to a supported version or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.