Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Netbackup Appliance Os versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | 2.7.3 | Dec 6, 2015 | Oct 1, 2020 | 2046 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.0 | 3.0 | Dec 4, 2016 | Oct 1, 2020 | 2046 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.1 | 3.1.2 | Sep 26, 2017 | Jun 28, 2022 | 1411 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | Nov 4, 2019 | Jun 28, 2023 | 1046 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.3 | 3.3.0.2 MR2 | Oct 5, 2020 | Jul 29, 2024 | 649 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.0 | 4.0.0.1 MR4 | Mar 1, 2021 | Jan 1, 2024 | 859 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.1 | 4.1.0.1 MR5 | Jul 19, 2021 | Jun 7, 2024 | 701 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.0 | 5.0.0.1 MR5 | Apr 25, 2022 | Mar 28, 2025 | 407 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.1 | 5.1.1 MR5 | Feb 8, 2023 | Sep 8, 2025 | 243 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.3 | 5.3.0.1 MR4 | Nov 27, 2023 | Already EOL | Supported | Active |
| 5.5 | 5.5.0.1 MR1 | Jul 31, 2025 | Already EOL | Supported | Active |
When a Netbackup Appliance Os version 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 Netbackup Appliance Os 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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