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Kindle Colorsoft (1st Generation) End of Life Date
Kindle Colorsoft (1st Generation) 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.
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Kindle Colorsoft (1st Generation) is actively supported. EOL date: December 31, 2030.
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EOL Date
Dec 31, 2030
1515 days remaining
Latest Release
5.19.6
Standard release
Release Date
Oct 30, 2024
Kindle Colorsoft (1st Generation) series
Where these dates come from
End of lifeDec 31, 2030endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees ReleaseOct 30, 2024endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees Confidence: high = two or more independent sources agree (the vendor's page read by our adapter, a person's check against the vendor, the dataset the date came from); medium = one; low = the vendor page disagrees or our last read is stale.
How we source dates.
Lifecycle detail
Kindle kindle-colorsoft-1 was released on October 30, 2024 and support is scheduled to end on December 31, 2030 — a planned supported lifespan of 6 years and 2 months, in line with the 6 years and 5 months median for Kindle releases. Its most recent patch is 5.19.6, published July 1, 2026.
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
0/20 Not in KEV
Extended Support
10/10 None 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.
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What does Kindle Colorsoft (1st Generation) end of life mean?
When Kindle Colorsoft (1st Generation) 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 Kindle Colorsoft (1st Generation) past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to Kindle Scribe (3rd Generation) or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Kindle Colorsoft (1st Generation) reach end of life?
Kindle Colorsoft (1st Generation) reaches end of life on December 31, 2030. That is 1515 days remaining.
Is Kindle Colorsoft (1st Generation) still supported?
Yes, Kindle Colorsoft (1st Generation) is currently supported. The EOL date is December 31, 2030.
What should I upgrade to from Kindle Colorsoft (1st Generation)?
The recommended upgrade from Kindle Colorsoft (1st Generation) is
Kindle Scribe (3rd Generation) — the latest actively supported version. Check the
Kindle full timeline for all supported versions.
What are the security risks of running Kindle Colorsoft (1st Generation) past EOL?
When Kindle Colorsoft (1st Generation) reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate with no vendor fix. A CVE-based scan does not show this — it is the CVE blind spot; some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies and none give the date in advance. Organizations running EOL Kindle should migrate immediately or implement compensating controls.