SNS SMC End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all SNS SMC versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | Dec 16, 2015 | Mar 31, 2017 | 3371 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2 | — | Mar 31, 2017 | Jun 17, 2021 | 1832 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.0 | — | Jun 17, 2021 | Dec 3, 2021 | 1663 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.1 | — | Dec 3, 2021 | May 24, 2022 | 1491 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.2 | — | May 24, 2022 | Aug 30, 2022 | 1393 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.3 | — | Aug 30, 2022 | Apr 11, 2023 | 1169 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.4 | — | Apr 11, 2023 | Nov 8, 2023 | 958 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.5 | — | Nov 8, 2023 | Oct 30, 2024 | 601 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.6 | — | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 18, 2025 | 370 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.7 | — | Dec 17, 2024 | Dec 10, 2025 | 195 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.8 | — | Jun 10, 2025 | Nov 23, 2026 | 153 days remaining | Warning |
| 3.9 | — | Apr 22, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
What does SNS SMC end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of SNS SMC 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 SNS SMC 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 SNS SMC versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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