Meta Llama llama-2-7b End of Life Date
Meta Llama llama-2-7b end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
Meta Llama llama-2-7b was released on July 18, 2023 and support ended on July 23, 2024 — a supported lifespan of 1 year, in line with the 1 year median for Meta Llama releases. It has been without security patches for 2 years and 1 month. 7 newer Meta Llama releases have shipped since.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| → llama-2-7b | llama-2-7b-chat | Jul 23, 2024 | EOL |
| llama-2-13b | llama-2-13b-chat | Jul 23, 2024 | EOL |
| llama-2-70b | llama-2-70b-chat | Jul 23, 2024 | EOL |
| llama-3-8b | llama-3-8b-instruct | May 31, 2025 | EOL |
| llama-3-70b | llama-3-70b-instruct | May 31, 2025 | EOL |
| llama-3.1-8b | llama-3.1-8b-instruct | EOL | Active |
| llama-3.1-70b | llama-3.1-70b-instruct | Jan 24, 2025 | EOL |
| llama-3.1-405b | llama-3.1-405b-instruct | EOL | Active |
What does Meta Llama llama-2-7b end of life mean?
When Meta Llama llama-2-7b 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: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Running Meta Llama llama-2-7b past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to Meta Llama llama-4-maverick or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.