Ingress NGINX 1 End of Life Date
Ingress NGINX 1 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
Ingress NGINX 1 was released on August 24, 2021 and support ended on March 31, 2026 — a supported lifespan of 4 years and 7 months. The last patch it will ever receive is 1.15.1, published March 19, 2026 — 12 days before support ended. It has been without security patches for 5 months.
Commercial vendors offer security patches beyond EOL. Right now that coverage spans Ingress NGINX 1.15.1, with 60+ post-EOL CVE fixes documented in vendor release notes. Compare your options.
Compare Options →| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| → 1 | 1.15.1 | Mar 31, 2026 | EOL |
What does Ingress NGINX 1 end of life mean?
When Ingress NGINX 1 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: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Running Ingress NGINX 1 past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to a supported version or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.