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.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.30 | 3.30 | Sep 11, 2009 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 4.10 | 4.10 | May 26, 2010 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 4.17 | 4.17 | Mar 2, 2011 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.7 | 5.7 | Sep 14, 2011 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.8 | 5.8 | Nov 1, 2011 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.9 | 5.9 | Nov 29, 2011 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.11 | 5.11 | Dec 12, 2011 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.12 | 5.12 | Jan 19, 2012 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.13 | 5.13 | Feb 14, 2012 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.14 | 5.14 | Feb 22, 2012 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.16 | 5.16 | May 9, 2012 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.17 | 5.17 | May 28, 2012 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.18 | 5.18 | Jun 21, 2012 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.19 | 5.19 | Jul 16, 2012 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.20 | 5.20 | Aug 15, 2012 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.21 | 5.21 | Oct 12, 2012 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.22 | 5.22 | Nov 23, 2012 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.23 | 5.23 | Jan 29, 2013 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.24 | 5.24 | Feb 19, 2013 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.25 | 5.25 | Apr 25, 2013 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.0 | 6.0 | May 17, 2013 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.1 | 6.1 | Jun 12, 2013 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.2 | 6.2 | Aug 2, 2013 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.3 | 6.3 | Sep 3, 2013 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.26 | 5.26 | Sep 4, 2013 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.4 | 6.4 | Sep 12, 2013 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.5 | 6.5 | Oct 16, 2013 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.6 | 6.6 | Nov 7, 2013 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.7 | 6.7 | Nov 29, 2013 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.9 | 6.9 | Jan 31, 2014 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.10 | 6.10 | Feb 12, 2014 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.11 | 6.11 | Mar 20, 2014 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.12 | 6.12 | Apr 14, 2014 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.13 | 6.13 | May 15, 2014 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.14 | 6.14 | Jun 6, 2014 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.15 | 6.15 | Jun 12, 2014 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.16 | 6.16 | Jul 17, 2014 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.17 | 6.17 | Jul 18, 2014 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.18 | 6.18 | Aug 1, 2014 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.19 | 6.19 | Aug 26, 2014 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.20 | 6.21.1 | Oct 1, 2014 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.22 | 6.22 | Nov 11, 2014 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.23 | 6.23 | Dec 4, 2014 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.24 | 6.24 | Dec 23, 2014 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.25 | 6.25 | Jan 19, 2015 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.26 | 6.26 | Feb 3, 2015 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.27 | 6.27 | Feb 11, 2015 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.28 | 6.28 | Apr 15, 2015 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.29 | 6.29.1 | May 27, 2015 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.30 LTS | 6.30.4 | Jul 8, 2015 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.32 LTS | 6.32.4 | Sep 7, 2015 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.33 | 6.33.6 | Nov 6, 2015 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.34 LTS | 6.34.6 | Jan 29, 2016 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.35 | 6.35.4 | Apr 14, 2016 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.36 | 6.36.3 | Jul 20, 2016 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.37 LTS | 6.37.5 | Sep 23, 2016 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.38 LTS | 6.38.7 | Dec 30, 2016 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.39 LTS | 6.39.3 | Apr 27, 2017 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.40 LTS | 6.40.9 | Jul 21, 2017 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.41 | 6.41.4 | Dec 22, 2017 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.42 LTS | 6.42.12 | Apr 13, 2018 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.43 LTS | 6.43.16 | Sep 6, 2018 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.44 LTS | 6.44.6 | Feb 25, 2019 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.45 LTS | 6.45.9 | Jun 21, 2019 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.46 LTS | 6.46.8 | Dec 2, 2019 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.47 | 6.47.10 | Jun 2, 2020 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.48 | 6.48.7 | Dec 22, 2020 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 6.49 LTS | 6.49.19 | Oct 6, 2021 | Sep 30, 2025 | 221 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.1 | 7.1.5 | Dec 1, 2021 | Mar 31, 2022 | 1500 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.2 | 7.2.3 | Mar 31, 2022 | Jun 6, 2022 | 1433 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.3 | 7.3.1 | Jun 6, 2022 | Jul 19, 2022 | 1390 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.4 | 7.4.1 | Jul 19, 2022 | Aug 30, 2022 | 1348 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.5 | 7.5 | Aug 30, 2022 | Oct 17, 2022 | 1300 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.6 | 7.6 | Oct 17, 2022 | Jan 12, 2023 | 1213 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.7 | 7.7 | Jan 12, 2023 | Feb 24, 2023 | 1170 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.8 | 7.8 | Feb 24, 2023 | May 2, 2023 | 1103 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.9 | 7.9.2 | May 2, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | 1059 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.10 | 7.10.2 | Jun 15, 2023 | Aug 15, 2023 | 998 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.11 | 7.11.3 | Aug 15, 2023 | Nov 9, 2023 | 912 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.12 | 7.12.2 | Nov 9, 2023 | Dec 14, 2023 | 877 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.13 | 7.13.5 | Dec 14, 2023 | Mar 25, 2024 | 775 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.14 | 7.14.3 | Mar 25, 2024 | May 30, 2024 | 709 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.15 | 7.15.3 | May 30, 2024 | Sep 24, 2024 | 592 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.16 | 7.16.2 | Sep 24, 2024 | Jan 16, 2025 | 478 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.17 | 7.17.2 | Jan 16, 2025 | Feb 24, 2025 | 439 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.18 | 7.18.2 | Feb 24, 2025 | May 22, 2025 | 352 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.19 | 7.19.6 | May 22, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 221 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.20 LTS | 7.20.8 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jan 12, 2026 | 117 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.21 LTS | 7.21.4 | Jan 12, 2026 | Already EOL | Supported | Active |
| 7.22 | 7.22.3 | Mar 10, 2026 | Already EOL | Supported | Active |
When a Routeros version 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.
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