IBM Semeru Runtime 8 End of Life Date
IBM Semeru Runtime 8 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 8 was released on September 16, 2021 and support is scheduled to end on December 31, 2030 — a planned supported lifespan of 9 years and 4 months, longer than the 6 years and 2 months median for IBM Semeru Runtime LTS releases. It is a long-term support (LTS) release, so it carries a longer patch window than the interim releases around it. Its most recent patch is 8.0.504.0, published August 27, 2026.
| 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 8 end of life mean?
When IBM Semeru Runtime 8 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 8 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.