Oracle Database End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Oracle Database versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | — | Jun 1, 2001 | Dec 31, 2003 | 8210 days past EOL | EOL |
| 9.2 LTS | — | May 1, 2002 | Jul 31, 2007 | 6902 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10.1 LTS | — | Sep 8, 2003 | Jan 31, 2009 | 6352 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10.2 LTS | — | Jul 11, 2005 | Jul 31, 2010 | 5806 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11.1 LTS | — | Aug 9, 2007 | Aug 31, 2012 | 5044 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11.2 LTS | — | Sep 1, 2009 | Jan 31, 2015 | 4161 days past EOL | EOL |
| 12.1 LTS | — | Jun 25, 2013 | Jul 31, 2018 | 2884 days past EOL | EOL |
| 12.2 | — | Mar 1, 2017 | Mar 31, 2022 | 1545 days past EOL | EOL |
| 18 | — | Jul 23, 2018 | Jun 30, 2021 | 1819 days past EOL | EOL |
| 19 LTS | — | Apr 25, 2019 | Dec 31, 2029 | 1287 days remaining | Active |
| 21 | — | Aug 13, 2021 | Jul 31, 2027 | 403 days remaining | Active |
| 23 LTS | — | Sep 19, 2023 | Dec 31, 2031 | 2017 days remaining | Active |
What does Oracle Database end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Oracle Database 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 Database 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 Database versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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