Samsung Mobile Gear S3 frontier End of Life Date
Samsung Mobile Gear S3 frontier end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
Samsung Mobile gear-s3-frontier was released on November 1, 2016.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy Gear | — | Supported | EOL |
| Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 | — | Supported | EOL |
| Galaxy Grand Neo | — | Supported | EOL |
| Galaxy Note 3 Neo | — | Supported | EOL |
| Galaxy Note 3 Neo Duos | — | Supported | EOL |
| Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 3G | — | Supported | EOL |
| Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 LTE | — | Supported | EOL |
| I8200 Galaxy S III mini VE | — | Supported | EOL |
What does Samsung Mobile Gear S3 frontier end of life mean?
When Samsung Mobile Gear S3 frontier 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 Samsung Mobile Gear S3 frontier past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
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