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SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) NSA 250M (Japan Model) End of Life Date
SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) NSA 250M (Japan Model) end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
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SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) NSA 250M (Japan Model) is past end of life. This version no longer receives security patches. 1828 days past EOL — migrate to a supported version immediately.
EOL Date
Sep 1, 2021
1828 days past EOL
Latest Release
NSA 250M (Japan Model)
Standard release
Release Date
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SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) NSA 250M (Japan Model) series
Lifecycle detail
It has been without security patches for 5 years.
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.
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Extended Support
Extended SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) NSA 250M (Japan Model) support is available
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All SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) Versions
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|
| NSA 240 |
NSA 240 |
Apr 29, 2017 |
EOL |
| TZ210W |
TZ210W |
May 30, 2017 |
EOL |
| TZ210 |
TZ210 |
May 30, 2017 |
EOL |
| TZ100W |
TZ100W |
Nov 15, 2017 |
EOL |
| TZ100 |
TZ100 |
Nov 15, 2017 |
EOL |
| TZ200W |
TZ200W |
Jan 13, 2018 |
EOL |
| TZ200 |
TZ200 |
Jan 13, 2018 |
EOL |
| NSA 5000 |
NSA 5000 |
May 12, 2018 |
EOL |
What does SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) NSA 250M (Japan Model) end of life mean?
When SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) NSA 250M (Japan Model) 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 SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) NSA 250M (Japan Model) past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) NSa 2700 or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) NSA 250M (Japan Model) reach end of life?
SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) NSA 250M (Japan Model) reached end of life on September 1, 2021. This version is no longer receiving security patches.
Is SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) NSA 250M (Japan Model) still supported?
No. SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) NSA 250M (Japan Model) reached end of life on September 1, 2021 and is no longer receiving security patches.
What should I upgrade to from SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) NSA 250M (Japan Model)?
What are the security risks of running SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) NSA 250M (Japan Model) past EOL?
When SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) NSA 250M (Japan Model) reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate with no remediation path. Most vulnerability scanners do not flag this — it is the CVE blind spot. Organizations running EOL SonicWall Firewalls (TZ / NSa / NSsp hardware) should migrate immediately or implement compensating controls.