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Sony Xperia Xperia 5 III End of Life Date
Sony Xperia Xperia 5 III end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data reconciled from official vendor documentation and endoflife.date at every build; the source of each date is on the product page.
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Sony Xperia Xperia 5 III is past end of life. This version no longer receives security patches. 1225 days past EOL — migrate to a supported version immediately.
EOL Date
Jul 1, 2023
1225 days past EOL
Latest Release
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Standard release
Release Date
Oct 8, 2021
Sony Xperia Xperia 5 III series
Where these dates come from
End of lifeJul 1, 2023endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees ReleaseOct 8, 2021endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees Confidence: high = two or more independent sources agree (the vendor's page read by our adapter, a person's check against the vendor, the dataset the date came from); medium = one; low = the vendor page disagrees or our last read is stale.
How we source dates.
Lifecycle detail
Sony Xperia 5-iii was released on October 8, 2021 and support ended on July 1, 2023 — a supported lifespan of 1 year and 9 months, shorter than the 2 years and 7 months median for Sony Xperia releases. It has been past its end-of-life date for 3 years and 4 months. 6 newer Sony Xperia releases have shipped since.
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
0/20 Not in KEV
Extended Support
10/10 None 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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What does Sony Xperia Xperia 5 III end of life mean?
When Sony Xperia Xperia 5 III 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: A CVE-based scan does not show the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. Running Sony Xperia Xperia 5 III past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to Sony Xperia Xperia 10 VII or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Sony Xperia Xperia 5 III reach end of life?
Sony Xperia Xperia 5 III reached end of life on July 1, 2023. This version is no longer receiving security patches.
Is Sony Xperia Xperia 5 III still supported?
No. Sony Xperia Xperia 5 III reached end of life on July 1, 2023 and is no longer receiving security patches.
What should I upgrade to from Sony Xperia Xperia 5 III?
The recommended upgrade from Sony Xperia Xperia 5 III is
Sony Xperia Xperia 10 VII — the latest actively supported version. Check the
Sony Xperia full timeline for all supported versions.
What are the security risks of running Sony Xperia Xperia 5 III past EOL?
Since Sony Xperia Xperia 5 III reached end of life, the maintainers no longer issue security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate with no vendor fix. A CVE-based scan does not show this — it is the CVE blind spot; some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies and none give the date in advance. Organizations running EOL Sony Xperia should migrate immediately or implement compensating controls.