Microsoft SQL Server 2019 'Aris/Seattle' End of Life Date
Microsoft SQL Server 2019 'Aris/Seattle' 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.
Microsoft SQL Server 15.0 was released on November 4, 2019 and support is scheduled to end on January 8, 2030 — a planned supported lifespan of 10 years and 2 months, longer than the 3 years and 3 months median for Microsoft SQL Server releases. Its most recent patch is 15.0.4500.2 CU32+GDR, published October 13, 2026.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 'SQL95' SP3 | 6.0.151 | Mar 31, 1999 | EOL |
| 6.5 'Hydra' SP5a | 6.50.480 | Jan 1, 2002 | EOL |
| 7.0 'Sphinx' SP4 | 7.0.1152 | Jan 11, 2011 | EOL |
| 2000 'Shiloh' SP4 | 8.0.2305 QFE | Apr 9, 2013 | EOL |
| 2005 RTM 'Yukon' | 9.0.1399 | Jul 10, 2007 | EOL |
| 2005 'Yukon' SP1 | 9.0.2233 | Apr 8, 2008 | EOL |
| 2005 'Yukon' SP2 | 9.00.3325 CU13 | Jan 12, 2010 | EOL |
| 2008 RTM 'Katmai' | 10.00.1835 CU10 | Apr 13, 2010 | EOL |
What does Microsoft SQL Server 2019 'Aris/Seattle' end of life mean?
When Microsoft SQL Server 2019 'Aris/Seattle' 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 Microsoft SQL Server 2019 'Aris/Seattle' past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
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