Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Hashicorp Packer versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | 1.8.7 | Mar 4, 2022 | May 31, 2024 | 708 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.9 | 1.9.5 | May 31, 2023 | Jan 22, 2025 | 472 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.10 | 1.10.3 | Dec 5, 2023 | May 30, 2025 | 344 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.11 | 1.11.2 | May 31, 2024 | Jul 30, 2025 | 283 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.12 | 1.12.0 | Jan 22, 2025 | Feb 4, 2026 | 94 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.13 | 1.13.1 | May 30, 2025 | Already EOL | Supported | Active |
| 1.14 | 1.14.3 | Jul 30, 2025 | Already EOL | Supported | Active |
| 1.15 | 1.15.3 | Feb 4, 2026 | Already EOL | Supported | Active |
When a Hashicorp Packer 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 Hashicorp Packer 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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