IDL End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all IDL versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.3 | 8.3.0 | Dec 16, 2013 | Jul 1, 2016 | 3644 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.4 | 8.4.0 | Sep 22, 2014 | Jul 1, 2017 | 3279 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.5 | 8.5.0 | Jul 10, 2015 | Jul 1, 2018 | 2914 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.6 | 8.6.0 | Dec 6, 2016 | Jul 1, 2019 | 2549 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.7 | 8.7.3 | Feb 19, 2018 | Jun 29, 2020 | 2185 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.8 | 8.8.3 | Jun 29, 2020 | May 3, 2023 | 1147 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.9 | 8.9.0 | May 3, 2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | 1088 days past EOL | EOL |
| 9.0 | 9.0.0 | Jul 1, 2023 | Sep 25, 2024 | 636 days past EOL | EOL |
| 9.1 | 9.1.0 | Sep 25, 2024 | Aug 15, 2025 | 312 days past EOL | EOL |
| 9.2 | 9.2.0 | Aug 15, 2025 | TBD | Supported | Active |
What does IDL end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of IDL 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 IDL 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 IDL versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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