Kde Plasma End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Kde Plasma versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.18 LTS | 5.18.8 | Feb 11, 2020 | Feb 11, 2022 | 1593 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.23 | 5.23.5 | Oct 14, 2021 | Feb 3, 2022 | 1601 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.24 LTS | 5.24.7 | Feb 8, 2022 | Oct 14, 2022 | 1348 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.25 | 5.25.5 | Jun 14, 2022 | Oct 11, 2022 | 1351 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.26 | 5.26.5 | Oct 11, 2022 | Feb 14, 2023 | 1225 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.27 LTS | 5.27.12 | Feb 14, 2023 | TBD | Supported | Active |
| 6.0 | 6.0.5 | Feb 28, 2024 | Jun 18, 2024 | 735 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.1 | 6.1.5 | Jun 18, 2024 | Oct 8, 2024 | 623 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.2 | 6.2.5 | Oct 8, 2024 | Feb 11, 2025 | 497 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.3 | 6.3.6 | Feb 11, 2025 | Jun 17, 2025 | 371 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.4 | 6.4.6 | Jun 17, 2025 | Oct 21, 2025 | 245 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.5 | 6.5.6 | Oct 21, 2025 | Feb 17, 2026 | 126 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.6 | 6.6.5 | Feb 17, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
What does Kde Plasma end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Kde Plasma 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 Kde Plasma 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 Kde Plasma versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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