Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Spring Framework versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 3.2.18 | Dec 13, 2012 | Dec 31, 2016 | 3416 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.3 | 4.3.30 | Jun 10, 2016 | Dec 31, 2020 | 1955 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.0 | 5.0.20 | Sep 28, 2017 | Dec 31, 2020 | 1955 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.1 | 5.1.20 | Sep 21, 2018 | Dec 31, 2020 | 1955 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.2 | 5.2.25 | Sep 30, 2019 | Dec 31, 2021 | 1590 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.3 LTS | 5.3.39 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2024 | 616 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.0 | 6.0.23 | Nov 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2024 | 678 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.1 | 6.1.21 | Nov 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2025 | 313 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.2 | 6.2.18 | Nov 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2026 | 52 days remaining | Warning |
| 7.0 | 7.0.7 | Nov 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2027 | 417 days remaining | Active |
When a Spring Framework 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 Spring Framework 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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