Nutanix AOS End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Nutanix AOS versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 LTS | 5.5.9.5 | Dec 6, 2017 | Sep 30, 2020 | 2092 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.6 | 5.6.2 | Apr 16, 2018 | Oct 31, 2018 | 2792 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.8 | 5.8.2 | Jul 3, 2018 | Jan 31, 2019 | 2700 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.9 | 5.9.2.4 | Oct 4, 2018 | Apr 30, 2019 | 2611 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.10 LTS | 5.10.11.1 | Nov 26, 2018 | Apr 30, 2021 | 1880 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.11 | 5.11.2.3 | Aug 5, 2019 | Apr 30, 2020 | 2245 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.15 LTS | 5.15.7 | Mar 31, 2020 | May 31, 2022 | 1484 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.16 | 5.16.1.3 | Jan 6, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | 2122 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.17 | 5.17.1.5 | May 1, 2020 | Nov 30, 2020 | 2031 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.18 | 5.18.1.2 | Aug 25, 2020 | Mar 31, 2021 | 1910 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.19 | 5.19.2 | Dec 16, 2020 | Aug 31, 2021 | 1757 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.20 LTS | 5.20.5.1 | May 17, 2021 | Jul 31, 2023 | 1058 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.0 | 6.0.2.6 | Jun 14, 2021 | May 31, 2022 | 1484 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.1 | 6.1.1.5 | Feb 24, 2022 | Oct 31, 2022 | 1331 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.5 LTS | 6.5.6.7 | Jul 25, 2022 | Jun 30, 2025 | 358 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.6 | 6.6.2.8 | Jan 23, 2023 | Nov 30, 2023 | 936 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.7 | 6.7.1.8 | Aug 28, 2023 | Aug 31, 2024 | 661 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.8 | 6.8.1.9 | May 15, 2024 | Aug 31, 2025 | 296 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.10 LTS | 6.10.1.14 | Oct 7, 2024 | Oct 31, 2026 | 130 days remaining | Warning |
| 7.0 | 7.0.1.15 | Dec 4, 2024 | Dec 31, 2026 | 191 days remaining | Active |
| 7.3 | 7.3.1.10 | Jun 24, 2025 | Jun 30, 2027 | 372 days remaining | Active |
| 7.5 | 7.5.1.6 | Dec 8, 2025 | Dec 31, 2027 | 556 days remaining | Active |
What does Nutanix AOS end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Nutanix AOS 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 Nutanix AOS 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 Nutanix AOS versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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