Intel Processors Haswell (Xeon E5v3/E7v3) End of Life Date
Intel Processors Haswell (Xeon E5v3/E7v3) 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.
Intel Processors haswell-xeon was released on June 4, 2013 and support ended on December 31, 2021 — a supported lifespan of 8 years and 7 months, in line with the 7 years and 10 months median for Intel Processors releases. It has been without security patches for 4 years and 9 months. 5 newer Intel Processors releases have shipped since.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Bridge (Xeon E5v2/E7v2) | — | Jun 30, 2020 | EOL |
| Ivy Bridge | — | Dec 31, 2019 | EOL |
| Centerton | — | Jun 30, 2021 | EOL |
| Cherry Trail | — | Jun 30, 2022 | EOL |
| Briarwood | — | Jun 30, 2021 | EOL |
| Crystal Well | — | Jun 30, 2021 | EOL |
| → Haswell (Xeon E5v3/E7v3) | — | Dec 31, 2021 | EOL |
| Haswell | — | Jun 30, 2021 | EOL |
What does Intel Processors Haswell (Xeon E5v3/E7v3) end of life mean?
When Intel Processors Haswell (Xeon E5v3/E7v3) 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 Intel Processors Haswell (Xeon E5v3/E7v3) past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to Intel Processors Panther Lake or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.