IBM Semeru Runtime End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all IBM Semeru Runtime versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 LTS | 8u482-b08 | Sep 16, 2021 | Dec 31, 2030 | 1634 days remaining | Active |
| 11 LTS | 11.0.30+7.1 | Sep 16, 2021 | Oct 31, 2027 | 477 days remaining | Active |
| 17 LTS | 17.0.18+8.1 | Dec 9, 2021 | Oct 31, 2027 | 477 days remaining | Active |
| 21 LTS | 21.0.10+7.1 | Sep 22, 2023 | Dec 31, 2029 | 1269 days remaining | Active |
| 22 | 22.0.2+9 | May 21, 2024 | Sep 18, 2024 | 661 days past EOL | EOL |
| 23 | 23.0.2+7 | Sep 18, 2024 | Mar 31, 2025 | 467 days past EOL | EOL |
| 24 | 24.0.2+12 | Mar 31, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | 289 days past EOL | EOL |
| 25 LTS | 25.0.2+10.1 | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2030 | 1542 days remaining | Active |
| 26 | 26+35 | Mar 18, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 81 days remaining | Warning |
What does IBM Semeru Runtime end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of IBM Semeru Runtime 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 IBM Semeru Runtime 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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If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL IBM Semeru Runtime versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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