Palo Alto GlobalProtect End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Palo Alto GlobalProtect versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 3.0 | Feb 16, 2016 | Feb 15, 2018 | 3050 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | Jun 23, 2016 | Jun 23, 2018 | 2922 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.0 | 4.0 | Jan 30, 2017 | Jan 30, 2019 | 2701 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.1 | 4.1.13 | Mar 1, 2018 | Mar 1, 2020 | 2305 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.0 | 5.0.10 | Feb 12, 2019 | Feb 12, 2021 | 1957 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.1 | 5.1.12 | Dec 12, 2019 | Dec 31, 2024 | 539 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.2 | 5.2.13-c418 | Jul 30, 2020 | Feb 28, 2024 | 846 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.3 | 5.3.4 | Jun 1, 2021 | Jun 1, 2023 | 1118 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.0 | 6.0.13 | Feb 22, 2022 | Dec 31, 2025 | 174 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.1 | 6.1.5 | Sep 1, 2022 | Dec 31, 2025 | 174 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.2 | 6.2.8-c982 | May 23, 2023 | Jun 30, 2027 | 372 days remaining | Active |
| 6.3 | 6.3.3-c1046 | Jun 13, 2024 | Jun 30, 2028 | 738 days remaining | Active |
What does Palo Alto GlobalProtect end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Palo Alto GlobalProtect 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 Palo Alto GlobalProtect 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 Palo Alto GlobalProtect versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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