WeeChat End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all WeeChat versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.9 | 2.9 | Jul 18, 2020 | Nov 11, 2020 | 2050 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.0 | 3.0.1 | Nov 11, 2020 | Mar 7, 2021 | 1934 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | Mar 7, 2021 | Jun 13, 2021 | 1836 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.2 | 3.2.1 | Jun 13, 2021 | Sep 19, 2021 | 1738 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.3 | 3.3 | Sep 19, 2021 | Dec 18, 2021 | 1648 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.4 | 3.4.1 | Dec 18, 2021 | Mar 27, 2022 | 1549 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Mar 27, 2022 | Jul 10, 2022 | 1444 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | Jul 10, 2022 | Oct 9, 2022 | 1353 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.7 | 3.7.1 | Oct 9, 2022 | Jan 8, 2023 | 1262 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | Jan 8, 2023 | Jun 24, 2023 | 1095 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.0 | 4.0.8 | Jun 24, 2023 | Oct 15, 2023 | 982 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.1 | 4.1.3 | Oct 15, 2023 | Jan 21, 2024 | 884 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.2 | 4.2.3 | Jan 21, 2024 | May 26, 2024 | 758 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.3 | 4.3.6 | May 26, 2024 | Aug 17, 2024 | 675 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.4 | 4.4.4 | Aug 17, 2024 | Dec 15, 2024 | 555 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.5 | 4.5.2 | Dec 15, 2024 | Mar 23, 2025 | 457 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.6 | 4.6.3 | Mar 23, 2025 | Jul 19, 2025 | 339 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.7 | 4.7.2 | Jul 19, 2025 | Nov 30, 2025 | 205 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.8 | 4.8.2 | Nov 30, 2025 | Mar 29, 2026 | 86 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.9 | 4.9.2 | Mar 29, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
What does WeeChat end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of WeeChat 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 WeeChat 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 WeeChat versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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