RouterOS · Lifecycle Status
RouterOS End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all RouterOS versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
Latest Active
7.23.2
7.23 series
Next EOL
—
None upcoming
Active Versions
69
of 91 total
EOL Versions
22
no longer patched
Medium Risk
EOL Risk Score™ How is this calculated? →
EOL Recency
25/40
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
0/20 Not in KEV
Extended Support
0/10 Available
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
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All Versions
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.30 | 3.30 | Sep 11, 2009 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 4.10 | 4.10 | May 26, 2010 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 4.17 | 4.17 | Mar 2, 2011 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.7 | 5.7 | Sep 14, 2011 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.8 | 5.8 | Nov 1, 2011 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.9 | 5.9 | Nov 29, 2011 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.11 | 5.11 | Dec 12, 2011 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.12 | 5.12 | Jan 19, 2012 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.13 | 5.13 | Feb 14, 2012 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.14 | 5.14 | Feb 22, 2012 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.16 | 5.16 | May 9, 2012 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.17 | 5.17 | May 28, 2012 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.18 | 5.18 | Jun 21, 2012 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.19 | 5.19 | Jul 16, 2012 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.20 | 5.20 | Aug 15, 2012 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.21 | 5.21 | Oct 12, 2012 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.22 | 5.22 | Nov 23, 2012 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.23 | 5.23 | Jan 29, 2013 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.24 | 5.24 | Feb 19, 2013 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.25 | 5.25 | Apr 25, 2013 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.0 | 6.0 | May 17, 2013 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.1 | 6.1 | Jun 12, 2013 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.2 | 6.2 | Aug 2, 2013 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.3 | 6.3 | Sep 3, 2013 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.26 | 5.26 | Sep 4, 2013 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.4 | 6.4 | Sep 12, 2013 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.5 | 6.5 | Oct 16, 2013 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.6 | 6.6 | Nov 7, 2013 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.7 | 6.7 | Nov 29, 2013 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.9 | 6.9 | Jan 31, 2014 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.10 | 6.10 | Feb 12, 2014 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.11 | 6.11 | Mar 20, 2014 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.12 | 6.12 | Apr 14, 2014 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.13 | 6.13 | May 15, 2014 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.14 | 6.14 | Jun 6, 2014 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.15 | 6.15 | Jun 12, 2014 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.16 | 6.16 | Jul 17, 2014 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.17 | 6.17 | Jul 18, 2014 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.18 | 6.18 | Aug 1, 2014 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.19 | 6.19 | Aug 26, 2014 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.20 | 6.21.1 | Oct 1, 2014 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.22 | 6.22 | Nov 11, 2014 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.23 | 6.23 | Dec 4, 2014 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.24 | 6.24 | Dec 23, 2014 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.25 | 6.25 | Jan 19, 2015 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.26 | 6.26 | Feb 3, 2015 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.27 | 6.27 | Feb 11, 2015 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.28 | 6.28 | Apr 15, 2015 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.29 | 6.29.1 | May 27, 2015 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.30 LTS | 6.30.4 | Jul 8, 2015 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.32 LTS | 6.32.4 | Sep 7, 2015 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.33 | 6.33.6 | Nov 6, 2015 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.34 LTS | 6.34.6 | Jan 29, 2016 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.35 | 6.35.4 | Apr 14, 2016 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.36 | 6.36.3 | Jul 20, 2016 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.37 LTS | 6.37.5 | Sep 23, 2016 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.38 LTS | 6.38.7 | Dec 30, 2016 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.39 LTS | 6.39.3 | Apr 27, 2017 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.40 LTS | 6.40.9 | Jul 21, 2017 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.41 | 6.41.4 | Dec 22, 2017 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.42 LTS | 6.42.12 | Apr 13, 2018 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.43 LTS | 6.43.16 | Sep 6, 2018 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.44 LTS | 6.44.6 | Feb 25, 2019 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.45 LTS | 6.45.9 | Jun 21, 2019 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.46 LTS | 6.46.8 | Dec 2, 2019 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.47 | 6.47.10 | Jun 2, 2020 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.48 | 6.48.7 | Dec 22, 2020 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.49 LTS | 6.49.19 | Oct 6, 2021 | Sep 30, 2025 | 284 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.1 | 7.1.5 | Dec 1, 2021 | Mar 31, 2022 | 1563 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.2 | 7.2.3 | Mar 31, 2022 | Jun 6, 2022 | 1496 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.3 | 7.3.1 | Jun 6, 2022 | Jul 19, 2022 | 1453 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.4 | 7.4.1 | Jul 19, 2022 | Aug 30, 2022 | 1411 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.5 | 7.5 | Aug 30, 2022 | Oct 17, 2022 | 1363 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.6 | 7.6 | Oct 17, 2022 | Jan 12, 2023 | 1276 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.7 | 7.7 | Jan 12, 2023 | Feb 24, 2023 | 1233 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.8 | 7.8 | Feb 24, 2023 | May 2, 2023 | 1166 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.9 | 7.9.2 | May 2, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | 1122 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.10 | 7.10.2 | Jun 15, 2023 | Aug 15, 2023 | 1061 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.11 | 7.11.3 | Aug 15, 2023 | Nov 9, 2023 | 975 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.12 | 7.12.2 | Nov 9, 2023 | Dec 14, 2023 | 940 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.13 | 7.13.5 | Dec 14, 2023 | Mar 25, 2024 | 838 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.14 | 7.14.3 | Mar 25, 2024 | May 30, 2024 | 772 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.15 | 7.15.3 | May 30, 2024 | Sep 24, 2024 | 655 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.16 | 7.16.2 | Sep 24, 2024 | Jan 16, 2025 | 541 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.17 | 7.17.2 | Jan 16, 2025 | Feb 24, 2025 | 502 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.18 | 7.18.2 | Feb 24, 2025 | May 22, 2025 | 415 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.19 | 7.19.6 | May 22, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 284 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.20 LTS | 7.20.8 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jan 12, 2026 | 180 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.21 LTS | 7.21.5 | Jan 12, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
| 7.22 | 7.22.3 | Mar 10, 2026 | May 26, 2026 | 46 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.23 | 7.23.2 | May 26, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
What does RouterOS end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of RouterOS 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 RouterOS 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 RouterOS versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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Get My Support Options →Frequently Asked Questions
What is the end-of-life date for RouterOS?
See the full table above for all RouterOS version EOL dates.
When is the RouterOS support end date?
Each RouterOS version has its own support end date — see the table above for every version's date.
What is the latest supported version of RouterOS?
The latest active version of RouterOS is 7.23.2. Always verify against the table above as support windows can change.
What happens when RouterOS reaches end of life?
When RouterOS 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 RouterOS?
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 RouterOS versions?
Some vendors offer extended support for EOL software. Contact the original vendor or check with enterprise support providers for options.