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Apache Cassandra 2.2 lifecycle

Current status

end of lifehigh

Apache Cassandra 2.2 reached end of life on 14 Jan 2016. Security and bug fixes are no longer provided by the project according to published lifecycle data.

This line is end of life.

Plan your upgrade →

Security: 2 tracked advisories affecting this line. Details below — lifecycle and vulnerability status are separate.

Official lifecycle source: Apache Cassandra Downloads

Support phase
end of life
End of life
14 Jan 2016
Latest release
2.2.19
Released
29 Oct 2020

At a glance

Version line
2.2
Initial release
17 Jul 2015
Lifecycle phase
end of life
Latest stable
2.2.19
Latest release date
29 Oct 2020
EOL
14 Jan 2016
Risk
high
Releases tracked
20

Lifecycle timeline

Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.

  1. Release

    17 Jul 2015

  2. standard support

    17 Jul 2015 → 14 Jan 2016

    Source: Apache Cassandra Downloads

  3. end of lifecurrent

    14 Jan 2016 → —

    Source: Apache Cassandra Downloads

Apache Cassandra 2.2 reached end of life on 14 Jan 2016. Security and bug fixes are no longer provided by the project according to published lifecycle data.

Upgrade options

Newer supported Apache Cassandra version lines from CompatHub lifecycle data. Compatibility and security context use existing evidence only.

You are on Apache Cassandra 2.2

End of lifeEOL 14 January 2016

Supported upgrade options

Open full upgrade planner for Apache Cassandra 2.2 →

Security

Advisories affecting Apache Cassandra 2.2 (OSV.dev evidence). Known exploited status, due dates, and ransomware use from CISA KEV when matched.

Known vulnerabilities
2
Known exploited
0
Highest CVSS
—
  • CVE-2025-23015GHSA-wmcc-9vch-jmx4

    Apache Cassandra: User with MODIFY permission on ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser via unsafe actions

    Affected:
    <3.0.31
    Fixed in:
    3.0.31
    Source:
    OSV source · Advisory
  • CVE-2021-44521GHSA-8ffc-79xg-29w8

    Apache Cassandra vulnerable to Code Injection due to unsafe configuration

    Affected:
    <3.0.26
    Fixed in:
    3.0.26
    Source:
    OSV source · Advisory

Latest release

2.2.19

Released 29 Oct 2020 · stable

https://github.com/apache/cassandra/releases/tag/cassandra-2.2.19

Previous releases

  • 2.2.18

    28 Aug 2020

  • 2.2.17

    14 Jul 2020

  • 2.2.16

    10 Feb 2020

Release history

20 concrete releases tracked for this line.

VersionRelease dateChannelSource
2.2.1929 Oct 2020stableSource
2.2.1828 Aug 2020stableSource
2.2.1714 Jul 2020stableSource
2.2.1610 Feb 2020stableSource
2.2.1524 Oct 2019stableSource
2.2.141 Feb 2019stableSource
2.2.1311 Jul 2018stableSource
2.2.1210 Feb 2018stableSource
2.2.1125 Sept 2017stableSource
2.2.1021 Jun 2017stableSource
2.2.916 Feb 2017stableSource
2.2.823 Sept 2016stableSource
2.2.71 Jul 2016stableSource
2.2.615 Apr 2016stableSource
2.2.526 Jan 2016stableSource
2.2.42 Dec 2015stableSource
2.2.313 Oct 2015stableSource
2.2.21 Oct 2015stableSource
2.2.128 Aug 2015stableSource
2.2.017 Jul 2015stableSource

Release activity

Total releases
20
Last 30 days
0
Last 90 days
0
Avg. interval
~102 days
Most recent
29 Oct 2020

Should I use this version?

Not recommended for new deployments

Upgrade to a currently supported release line. Recommended target: Apache Cassandra 5.0.

Version comparison

Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.

2.25.0
Statusend of lifestandard support
Latest release2.2.195.0.9
EOLJan 2016Not published
Riskhighlow

Sources

Where this information comes from.

Lifecycle sources

Release sources

Data coverage

Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.

Releases tracked
20
Lifecycle periods
2
EOL
Known
Provenance records
3
Data last checked
2 Sept 2026
Latest source update
2 Sept 2026

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