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macOS End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline

Q: What is the latest supported version of macOS?

The latest active version of macOS is 26.5.2. Always verify against the table above as support windows can change.

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

Latest Active

26.5.2

26 series

Next EOL

—

None upcoming

Active Versions

of 22 total

EOL Versions

no longer patched

Critical Risk

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EOL Recency

30/40

Attack Surface

30/30 Critical tier

CISA KEV Exposure

20/20 Yes — CISA KEV

Extended Support

10/10 None available

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Release Cycle Timeline

■ EOL ■ Warning ■ Active ┊ Today

All Versions

Version	Latest Release	Release Date	EOL Date	Days	Status
10.0	10.0.4	Mar 24, 2001	Jun 22, 2001	9152 days past EOL	EOL
10.1	10.1.5	Sep 25, 2001	Jun 6, 2002	8803 days past EOL	EOL
10.2	10.2.8	Aug 24, 2002	Oct 3, 2003	8319 days past EOL	EOL
10.3	10.3.9	Oct 24, 2003	Apr 15, 2005	7759 days past EOL	EOL
10.4	10.4.11	Apr 29, 2005	Nov 14, 2007	6816 days past EOL	EOL
10.5	10.5.8	Oct 26, 2007	Aug 13, 2009	6178 days past EOL	EOL
10.6	10.6.8	Aug 28, 2009	Jul 25, 2011	5467 days past EOL	EOL
10.7	10.7.5	Jul 20, 2011	Oct 4, 2012	5030 days past EOL	EOL
10.8	10.8.5	Jul 25, 2012	Aug 13, 2015	3987 days past EOL	EOL
10.9	10.9.5	Oct 22, 2013	Dec 1, 2016	3511 days past EOL	EOL
10.10	10.10.5	Oct 16, 2014	Aug 1, 2017	3268 days past EOL	EOL
10.11	10.11.6	Sep 30, 2015	Dec 1, 2018	2781 days past EOL	EOL
10.12	10.12.6	Sep 20, 2016	Oct 1, 2019	2477 days past EOL	EOL
10.13	10.13.6	Sep 25, 2017	Dec 1, 2020	2050 days past EOL	EOL
10.14	10.14.6	Sep 24, 2018	Oct 25, 2021	1722 days past EOL	EOL
10.15	10.15.8	Oct 7, 2019	Feb 2, 2026	161 days past EOL	EOL
11	11.7.11	Nov 12, 2020	Feb 2, 2026	161 days past EOL	EOL
12	12.7.6	Oct 25, 2021	Sep 16, 2024	665 days past EOL	EOL
13	13.7.8	Oct 24, 2022	Sep 15, 2025	301 days past EOL	EOL
14	14.8.7	Sep 26, 2023	TBD	Supported	Active
15	15.7.7	Sep 16, 2024	TBD	Supported	Active
26	26.5.2	Sep 15, 2025	TBD	Supported	Active

What does macOS end of life mean for your organization?

When a version of macOS 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 macOS 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the end-of-life date for macOS?

See the full table above for all macOS version EOL dates.

When is the macOS support end date?

Each macOS version has its own support end date — see the table above for every version's date.

What is the latest supported version of macOS?

The latest active version of macOS is 26.5.2. Always verify against the table above as support windows can change.

What happens when macOS reaches end of life?

When macOS 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 macOS?

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 macOS 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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