VMware Harbor Registry End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all VMware Harbor Registry versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | 1.9.4 | Nov 18, 2019 | Jan 8, 2021 | 1992 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.10 | 1.10.3 | Dec 19, 2019 | Jun 11, 2021 | 1838 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.0 | 2.0.6 | Jul 9, 2020 | Mar 20, 2022 | 1556 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.1 | 2.1.6 | Oct 23, 2020 | Jul 19, 2022 | 1435 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.2 | 2.2.3 | Apr 19, 2021 | Apr 30, 2022 | 1515 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.3 | 2.3.5 | Aug 16, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | 1270 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.4 | 2.4.3 | Nov 3, 2021 | Nov 30, 2022 | 1301 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.5 | 2.5.5 | Apr 26, 2022 | Jun 23, 2023 | 1096 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.6 | 2.6.4 | Sep 1, 2022 | Jun 30, 2023 | 1089 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.7 | 2.7.4 | Jan 5, 2023 | Jan 31, 2024 | 874 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.8 | 2.8.4 | May 22, 2023 | May 31, 2024 | 753 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.9 | 2.9.1 | Sep 15, 2023 | Sep 30, 2024 | 631 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.10 | 2.10.2 | Jan 17, 2024 | Jan 31, 2025 | 508 days past EOL | EOL |
What does VMware Harbor Registry end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of VMware Harbor Registry 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 VMware Harbor Registry 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 VMware Harbor Registry versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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