Oracle APEX End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Oracle APEX versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | — | Dec 21, 2016 | Dec 1, 2021 | 1665 days past EOL | EOL |
| 18.1 | — | May 24, 2018 | May 1, 2023 | 1149 days past EOL | EOL |
| 18.2 | — | Sep 28, 2018 | Sep 1, 2023 | 1026 days past EOL | EOL |
| 19.1 | — | Mar 29, 2019 | Mar 31, 2024 | 814 days past EOL | EOL |
| 19.2 | — | Nov 1, 2019 | Nov 30, 2024 | 570 days past EOL | EOL |
| 20.1 | — | Apr 23, 2020 | Dec 31, 2024 | 539 days past EOL | EOL |
| 20.2 | — | Oct 21, 2020 | Dec 31, 2024 | 539 days past EOL | EOL |
| 21.1 | — | May 12, 2021 | May 31, 2024 | 753 days past EOL | EOL |
| 21.2 | — | Nov 4, 2021 | Nov 30, 2024 | 570 days past EOL | EOL |
| 22.1 | — | May 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2024 | 539 days past EOL | EOL |
| 22.2 | — | Nov 10, 2022 | Dec 31, 2024 | 539 days past EOL | EOL |
| 23.1 | — | May 17, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | 539 days past EOL | EOL |
| 23.2 | — | Nov 14, 2023 | May 31, 2026 | 23 days past EOL | EOL |
| 24.1 | — | Jun 17, 2024 | Dec 31, 2026 | 191 days remaining | Active |
| 24.2 | — | Jan 15, 2025 | Jul 31, 2027 | 403 days remaining | Active |
| 26.1 | — | May 14, 2026 | Nov 30, 2027 | 525 days remaining | Active |
What does Oracle APEX end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Oracle APEX 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 Oracle APEX 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 Oracle APEX versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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