OpenWrt End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all OpenWrt versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
⚡OpenWrt 24.10 reaches end of life on September 5, 2026. Plan your migration now — 74 days remaining.
📅 Get reminded before OpenWrt 24.10 reaches EOL on September 5, 2026 — alerts 90, 30 & 7 days out.
EOL Risk Score™ — proprietary methodology by endoflife.ai. Factors: EOL recency, attack surface breadth, CISA KEV catalog presence, extended support availability. Updated at every build. Methodology →
Release Cycle Timeline
■ EOL
■ Warning
■ Active
┊ Today
All Versions
Version
Latest Release
Release Date
EOL Date
Days
Status
17.01
17.01.7
Feb 20, 2017
Feb 1, 2019
2699 days past EOL
EOL
18.06
18.06.9
Jul 30, 2018
Jul 1, 2021
1818 days past EOL
EOL
19.07
19.07.10
Jan 6, 2020
Apr 30, 2022
1515 days past EOL
EOL
21.02
21.02.7
Sep 1, 2021
Apr 30, 2023
1150 days past EOL
EOL
22.03
22.03.7
Sep 3, 2022
Apr 11, 2024
803 days past EOL
EOL
23.05
23.05.6
Oct 11, 2023
Aug 16, 2025
311 days past EOL
EOL
24.10
24.10.7
Feb 4, 2025
Sep 5, 2026
74 days remaining
Warning
25.12
25.12.4
Mar 5, 2026
TBD
Supported
Active
What does OpenWrt end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of OpenWrt 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 OpenWrt 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 OpenWrt versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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The next OpenWrt version reaching EOL is 24.10 on September 5, 2026. See the full table above for all version EOL dates.
When is the OpenWrt support end date?
The next OpenWrt support end date is September 5, 2026, when version 24.10 reaches end of support. Each version has its own support end date — see the table above for every version's date.
What is the latest supported version of OpenWrt?
The latest active version of OpenWrt is 25.12.4. Always verify against the table above as support windows can change.
What happens when OpenWrt reaches end of life?
When OpenWrt reaches end of life, the vendor stops issuing security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate indefinitely with no patch path — creating an ever-growing attack surface that most vulnerability scanners do not flag.
How do I check if I'm running an EOL version of OpenWrt?
Check your current version against the table above. If your version's EOL date has passed, you are running unsupported software. You can also use the endoflife.ai Stack Scanner to check your entire dependency file at once.
Is there extended support available for EOL OpenWrt versions?
Some vendors offer extended support for EOL software. Contact the original vendor or check with enterprise support providers for options.