Horizon End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Horizon versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7.13.2 | Mar 22, 2016 | Oct 15, 2022 | 1347 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.5 LTS | 7.5.4 | May 29, 2018 | Nov 30, 2020 | 2031 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.10 LTS | 7.10.3 | Sep 17, 2019 | Mar 17, 2022 | 1559 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.2006 | 8.2006 | Aug 11, 2020 | Aug 11, 2025 | 316 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.2012 | 8.2012 | Jan 7, 2021 | Jan 7, 2024 | 898 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.2103 | 8.2103 | Mar 23, 2021 | Mar 23, 2024 | 822 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.2106 | 8.2106 | Jul 15, 2021 | Jul 15, 2024 | 708 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.2111 LTS | 8.2111.2 | Nov 30, 2021 | Nov 30, 2024 | 570 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.2203 | 8.2203 | Apr 5, 2022 | Apr 5, 2025 | 444 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.2206 | 8.2206 | Jul 19, 2022 | Jul 19, 2025 | 339 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.2209 | 8.2209.1 | Oct 20, 2022 | Oct 20, 2025 | 246 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.2212 LTS | 8.2212.2 | Jan 12, 2023 | Jul 12, 2026 | 19 days remaining | Warning |
| 8.2303 | 8.2303 | Mar 30, 2023 | Mar 30, 2026 | 85 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.2306 | 8.2306 | Jul 6, 2023 | Jul 6, 2026 | 13 days remaining | Warning |
| 8.2309 | 8.2309 | Oct 26, 2023 | Oct 26, 2026 | 125 days remaining | Warning |
| 8.2312 LTS | 8.2312.1 | Jan 23, 2024 | Jan 23, 2027 | 214 days remaining | Active |
| 8.2406 | 8.2406 | Jun 25, 2024 | Jul 25, 2027 | 397 days remaining | Active |
| 8.2412 | 8.2412 | Jan 28, 2025 | Jan 28, 2028 | 584 days remaining | Active |
| 8.2503 LTS | 8.2503.1 | Apr 15, 2025 | Aug 14, 2028 | 783 days remaining | Active |
| 8.2506 | 8.2506.1 | Jul 31, 2025 | Jul 31, 2028 | 769 days remaining | Active |
| 8.2512 | 8.2512.1 | Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 16, 2028 | 907 days remaining | Active |
| 8.2603 LTS | 8.2603 | Apr 14, 2026 | Apr 14, 2029 | 1026 days remaining | Active |
What does Horizon end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Horizon 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 Horizon 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 Horizon versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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