VirtualBox End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all VirtualBox versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4.0.36 | Dec 22, 2010 | Dec 31, 2015 | 3827 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.1 | 4.1.44 | Jul 19, 2011 | Dec 31, 2015 | 3827 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.2 | 4.2.38 | Sep 13, 2012 | Dec 31, 2015 | 3827 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.3 | 4.3.40 | Oct 15, 2013 | Dec 31, 2015 | 3827 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.0 | 5.0.40 | Jul 9, 2015 | May 31, 2017 | 3310 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.1 | 5.1.38 | Jul 12, 2016 | Apr 30, 2018 | 2976 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.2 | 5.2.44 | Oct 17, 2017 | Jul 31, 2020 | 2153 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.0 | 6.0.24 | Dec 18, 2018 | Jul 31, 2020 | 2153 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.1 | 6.1.50 | Dec 10, 2019 | Jan 31, 2024 | 874 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.0 | 7.0.26 | Oct 10, 2022 | Mar 31, 2025 | 449 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.1 | 7.1.18 | Sep 9, 2024 | Mar 31, 2026 | 84 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.2 | 7.2.10 | Aug 14, 2025 | TBD | Supported | Active |
What does VirtualBox end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of VirtualBox 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 VirtualBox 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 VirtualBox versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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