IBM Semeru Runtime 22 End of Life Date
IBM Semeru Runtime 22 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data reconciled from official vendor documentation and endoflife.date at every build; the source of each date is on the product page.
IBM Semeru Runtime 22 was released on May 21, 2024 and support ended on September 18, 2024 — a supported lifespan of 4 months, shorter than the 5 years and 11 months median for IBM Semeru Runtime releases. It was not an LTS release; IBM Semeru Runtime reserves longer patch windows for its LTS versions. The last patch it will ever receive is 22.0.2+9, published September 10, 2024 — 8 days before support ended. It has been without security patches for 2 years. 4 newer IBM Semeru Runtime releases have shipped since.
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Compare Options →| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 LTS | 8.0.504.0 | Dec 31, 2030 | Active |
| 11 LTS | 11.0.32.10 | Oct 31, 2027 | Active |
| 17 LTS | 17.0.20.10 | Oct 31, 2027 | Active |
| 21 LTS | 21.0.10+7.1 | Dec 31, 2029 | Active |
| → 22 | 22.0.2+9 | Sep 18, 2024 | EOL |
| 23 | 23.0.2+7 | Mar 31, 2025 | EOL |
| 24 | 24.0.2+12 | Sep 25, 2025 | EOL |
| 25 LTS | 25.0.4.10 | Sep 30, 2031 | Active |
What does IBM Semeru Runtime 22 end of life mean?
When IBM Semeru Runtime 22 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: A CVE-based scan does not show the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. Running IBM Semeru Runtime 22 past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to IBM Semeru Runtime 27 or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.