IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 (8.5.5) End of Life Date
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 (8.5.5) 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 WebSphere Application Server 8.5 was released on July 13, 2012 and has no published end-of-life date yet. Its most recent patch is 8.5.5.31, published September 8, 2026.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | — | Sep 30, 2013 | EOL |
| 7.0 | 7.0.0.45 | Apr 30, 2018 | EOL |
| 8.0 | 8.0.0.15 | Apr 30, 2018 | EOL |
| → 8.5 (8.5.5) | 8.5.5.31 | EOL | Active |
| 9.0 (9.0.5) | 9.0.5.29 | EOL | Active |
What does IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 (8.5.5) end of life mean?
When IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 (8.5.5) 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 WebSphere Application Server 8.5 (8.5.5) past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 (9.0.5) or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.