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Keycloak End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline

Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Keycloak versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.

Keycloak 26.6.3 is actively supported. No versions approaching EOL in the next 6 months.
Latest Active
26.6.3
26.6 series
Next EOL
None upcoming
Active Versions
1
of 26 total
EOL Versions
25
no longer patched
35 / 100
Medium Risk
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EOL Recency
25/40
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
0/20 Not in KEV
Extended Support
0/10 Available
EOL Risk Score™ — proprietary methodology by endoflife.ai. Factors: EOL recency, attack surface breadth, CISA KEV catalog presence, extended support availability. Updated at every build. Methodology →
Release Cycle Timeline
EOL   Warning   Active   Today
Release cycle timeline 20212022202320242025202610.011.012.013.014.015.015.116.016.117.018.019.020.021.021.122.023.024.025.026.026.126.226.326.426.526.6TODAY
All Versions
VersionLatest ReleaseRelease DateEOL DateDaysStatus
10.0 10.0.2 Apr 29, 2020 Jul 22, 2020 2162 days past EOL EOL
11.0 11.0.3 Jul 22, 2020 Dec 16, 2020 2015 days past EOL EOL
12.0 12.0.4 Dec 16, 2020 May 6, 2021 1874 days past EOL EOL
13.0 13.0.1 May 6, 2021 Jun 18, 2021 1831 days past EOL EOL
14.0 14.0.0 Jun 18, 2021 Jul 15, 2021 1804 days past EOL EOL
15.0 15.0.2 Jul 30, 2021 Dec 10, 2021 1656 days past EOL EOL
15.1 15.1.1 Dec 10, 2021 Dec 17, 2021 1649 days past EOL EOL
16.0 16.0.0 Dec 17, 2021 Dec 20, 2021 1646 days past EOL EOL
16.1 16.1.1 Dec 20, 2021 Mar 11, 2022 1565 days past EOL EOL
17.0 17.0.1 Feb 11, 2022 Apr 20, 2022 1525 days past EOL EOL
18.0 18.0.2 Apr 20, 2022 Jul 27, 2022 1427 days past EOL EOL
19.0 19.0.3 Jul 27, 2022 Nov 1, 2022 1330 days past EOL EOL
20.0 20.0.5 Nov 1, 2022 Feb 23, 2023 1216 days past EOL EOL
21.0 21.0.2 Feb 23, 2023 Apr 19, 2023 1161 days past EOL EOL
21.1 21.1.2 Apr 19, 2023 Jul 11, 2023 1078 days past EOL EOL
22.0 22.0.5 Jul 11, 2023 Nov 23, 2023 943 days past EOL EOL
23.0 23.0.7 Nov 23, 2023 Mar 4, 2024 841 days past EOL EOL
24.0 24.0.5 Mar 4, 2024 Jun 10, 2024 743 days past EOL EOL
25.0 25.0.6 Jun 10, 2024 Oct 4, 2024 627 days past EOL EOL
26.0 26.0.8 Oct 4, 2024 Jan 15, 2025 524 days past EOL EOL
26.1 26.1.5 Jan 15, 2025 Apr 11, 2025 438 days past EOL EOL
26.2 26.2.5 Apr 11, 2025 Jul 2, 2025 356 days past EOL EOL
26.3 26.3.5 Jul 2, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 266 days past EOL EOL
26.4 26.4.7 Sep 30, 2025 Jan 6, 2026 168 days past EOL EOL
26.5 26.5.7 Jan 6, 2026 Apr 8, 2026 76 days past EOL EOL
26.6 26.6.3 Apr 8, 2026 TBD Supported Active

What does Keycloak end of life mean for your organization?

When a version of Keycloak 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 Keycloak 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 Keycloak versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the end-of-life date for Keycloak?
See the full table above for all Keycloak version EOL dates.
When is the Keycloak support end date?
Each Keycloak version has its own support end date — see the table above for every version's date.
What is the latest supported version of Keycloak?
The latest active version of Keycloak is 26.6.3. Always verify against the table above as support windows can change.
What happens when Keycloak reaches end of life?
When Keycloak reaches end of life, the vendor stops issuing security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate indefinitely with no patch path — creating an ever-growing attack surface that most vulnerability scanners do not flag.
How do I check if I'm running an EOL version of Keycloak?
Check your current version against the table above. If your version's EOL date has passed, you are running unsupported software. You can also use the endoflife.ai Stack Scanner to check your entire dependency file at once.
Is there extended support available for EOL Keycloak versions?
Some vendors offer extended support for EOL software. Contact the original vendor or check with enterprise support providers for options.

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