Gradle 4.2 lifecycle
Current status
Gradle 4.2 is currently in standard support.
Official lifecycle source: Gradle GitHub Releases
- Support phase
- standard support
- End of life
- Not officially published
- Latest release
- 4.2.1
- Released
- 2 Oct 2017
At a glance
- Version line
- 4.2
- Initial release
- 22 Sept 2017
- Lifecycle phase
- standard support
- Latest stable
- 4.2.1
- Latest release date
- 2 Oct 2017
- EOL
- Not officially published
- Risk
- low
- Releases tracked
- 2
Lifecycle timeline
Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.
Release
22 Sept 2017
standard supportcurrent
22 Sept 2017 → —
Source: Gradle GitHub Releases
Gradle 4.2 is currently in standard support.
Security
Advisories affecting Gradle 4.2 (OSV.dev evidence). Known exploited status, due dates, and ransomware use from CISA KEV when matched.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 6
- Known exploited
- 0
- Highest CVSS
- —
- CVE-2021-32751
- Affected:
- <7.2
- Fixed in:
- 7.2
- Source:
- OSV source
- CVE-2021-29428
- Affected:
- <7.0
- Fixed in:
- 7.0
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2021-29429
- Affected:
- <7.0
- Fixed in:
- 7.0
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2020-11979
- Affected:
- <6.8.0
- Fixed in:
- 6.8.0
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2019-16370
- Affected:
- <6.0
- Fixed in:
- 6.0
- Source:
- OSV source
- CVE-2019-15052
- Affected:
- <5.6
- Fixed in:
- 5.6
- Source:
- OSV source
Latest release
Previous releases
4.2.0
22 Sept 2017
Release history
2 concrete releases tracked for this line.
Release activity
- Total releases
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
- Last 90 days
- 0
- Most recent
- 2 Oct 2017
Should I use this version?
Suitable for new deployments
Gradle 4.2 is currently supported (standard support).
Upgrade options
Newer supported Gradle version lines from CompatHub lifecycle data. Compatibility and security context use existing evidence only.
You are on Gradle 4.2
Supported
Supported upgrade options
- Gradle 9.7Upgrade planner →Supported· 5 major versions newer
- Gradle 9.6Upgrade planner →Supported· 5 major versions newer
- Gradle 9.5Upgrade planner →Supported· 5 major versions newer
Version comparison
Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.
Sources
Where this information comes from.
Lifecycle sources
- Gradle GitHub Releasesfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://api.github.com/repos/gradle/gradle/releases
Last verified 31 Aug 2026
- OSV.devfirst party
Official source: https://osv.dev
Verification time not recorded
- NVD (NIST)first party
Official source: https://nvd.nist.gov
Verification time not recorded
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitiesfirst party
Official source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Verification time not recorded
Release sources
- Gradle GitHub Releasesfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://api.github.com/repos/gradle/gradle/releases
Last verified 31 Aug 2026
Data coverage
Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.
- Releases tracked
- 2
- Lifecycle periods
- 1
- EOL
- Not officially published
- Provenance records
- 2
- Data last checked
- 31 Aug 2026
- Latest source update
- 31 Aug 2026
EOL: Not officially published