Veeam Backup & Replication End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Veeam Backup & Replication versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 1.0.1.76 | Feb 26, 2008 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 2.0 | 2.0.0.152 | Jul 30, 2008 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 3.0 | 3.0.1.251 | Oct 21, 2009 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 4.0 | 4.1.2.125 | Oct 29, 2009 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 5.0 | 5.0.2.230 | Aug 30, 2010 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.0 | 6.0.0.181 | Aug 22, 2011 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.1 | 6.1.0.205 | Jun 4, 2012 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 6.5 | 6.5.0.144 | Oct 9, 2012 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 7.0 | 7.0.0.871 | Aug 20, 2013 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 8.0 | 8.0.0.2084 | Nov 6, 2014 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 9.0 | 9.0.0.1715 | Jan 12, 2016 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| 9.5 | 9.5.4.2866 | Nov 16, 2016 | Jan 1, 2022 | 1634 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10 | 10.0.1.4854-P20220304 | Feb 4, 2020 | Feb 1, 2023 | 1238 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11 | 11.0.1.1261-P20240304 | Feb 11, 2021 | Feb 1, 2024 | 873 days past EOL | EOL |
| 12 | 12.3.2.4854 | Jan 30, 2023 | Feb 1, 2027 | 223 days remaining | Active |
| 13 | 13.0.2.29 | Sep 3, 2025 | TBD | Supported | Active |
What does Veeam Backup & Replication end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Veeam Backup & Replication 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 Veeam Backup & Replication 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 Veeam Backup & Replication versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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