Oracle Database 19c End of Life Date
Oracle Database 19c end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
Oracle Database 19 was released on April 25, 2019 and support is scheduled to end on December 31, 2029 — a planned supported lifespan of 10 years and 8 months, longer than the 5 years and 5 months median for Oracle Database LTS releases. It is a long-term support (LTS) release, so it carries a longer patch window than the interim releases around it.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9i Release 1 | — | Dec 31, 2003 | EOL |
| 9i Release 2 LTS | — | Jul 31, 2007 | EOL |
| 10g Release 1 LTS | — | Jan 31, 2009 | EOL |
| 10g Release 2 LTS | — | Jul 31, 2010 | EOL |
| 11g Release 1 LTS | — | Aug 31, 2012 | EOL |
| 11g Release 2 LTS | — | Jan 31, 2015 | EOL |
| 12c Release 1 LTS | — | Jul 31, 2018 | EOL |
| 12c Release 2 | — | Mar 31, 2022 | EOL |
What does Oracle Database 19c end of life mean?
When Oracle Database 19c reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches for this version. CVEs discovered after the EOL date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database with no patch available. Exploit code frequently appears on GitHub within days of disclosure.
The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Running Oracle Database 19c past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
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