Moodle End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Moodle versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.8 | 3.8.9 | Nov 16, 2019 | May 10, 2021 | 1870 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.9 LTS | 3.9.25 | Jun 13, 2020 | Nov 13, 2023 | 953 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.10 | 3.10.11 | Nov 7, 2020 | May 9, 2022 | 1506 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.11 | 3.11.18 | May 15, 2021 | Nov 13, 2023 | 953 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.0 | 4.0.12 | Apr 17, 2022 | Nov 13, 2023 | 953 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.1 LTS | 4.1.22 | Nov 28, 2022 | Dec 8, 2025 | 197 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.2 | 4.2.11 | Apr 22, 2023 | Oct 7, 2024 | 624 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.3 | 4.3.12 | Oct 7, 2023 | Apr 21, 2025 | 428 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.4 | 4.4.12 | Apr 22, 2024 | Dec 8, 2025 | 197 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.5 LTS | 4.5.12 | Oct 7, 2024 | Oct 4, 2027 | 468 days remaining | Active |
| 5.0 | 5.0.8 | Apr 14, 2025 | Oct 5, 2026 | 104 days remaining | Warning |
| 5.1 | 5.1.5 | Oct 6, 2025 | Apr 19, 2027 | 300 days remaining | Active |
| 5.2 | 5.2.1 | Apr 20, 2026 | Oct 4, 2027 | 468 days remaining | Active |
What does Moodle end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Moodle 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 Moodle 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 Moodle versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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