Varnish Cache version lifecycle
tool · Vinyl Cache project
Current status
Supported version lines, end-of-life status, and latest releases for Varnish Cache — derived from official vendor sources, not third-party EOL aggregators.
Varnish Cache (renamed Vinyl Cache for the FOSS project) is an HTTP accelerator and reverse proxy focused on high-performance caching.
Varnish Cache FOSS is now Vinyl Cache; supported releases and EOL dates come from vinyl-cache.org/releases/. Unlisted historical lines are End-Of-Life. CompatHub product slug remains varnish.
Security: 9 tracked advisories. Details below — lifecycle and vulnerability status are separate.
Official site →Version lines
28
Supported
3
EOL lines
25
Latest stable
9.0.1
2026-05-18
Releases tracked
116
At a glance
Latest release
9.0.1
Line 9.0
Recommended support line
6.0
standard support
Status
STANDARD SUPPORT
Newest supported: 9.0
EOL
2026-09-15
1 line(s) approaching EOL
Plan upgrade from Varnish Cache 8.0 →
EOL lines include 7.7, 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3 (+20 more).
Recommended line: 6.0LTS (newest supported line with lowest lifecycle risk — not blindly “latest”).
Supported versions
3 currently supported release lines.
End-of-life versions
Historical and unsupported release lines. Exact EOL dates shown only when published by the vendor.
| Version line | Latest release | Lifecycle | EOL | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | 7.7.3 | end of lifehigh | 2025-03-18 | high |
| 7.6 | 7.6.5 | end of lifehigh | 2024-09-13 | high |
| 7.5 | 7.5.0 | end of lifehigh | 2024-03-18 | high |
| 7.4 | 7.4.3 | end of lifehigh | 2023-09-15 | high |
| 7.3 | 7.3.2 | end of lifehigh | 2023-03-15 | high |
| 7.2 | 7.2.1 | end of lifehigh | 2022-09-15 | high |
| 7.1 | 7.1.2 | end of lifehigh | 2022-03-15 | high |
| 7.0 | 7.0.3 | end of lifehigh | 2021-09-15 | high |
| 6.6 | 6.6.2 | end of lifehigh | 2021-03-15 | high |
| 6.5 | 6.5.2 | end of lifehigh | 2020-09-15 | high |
| 6.4 | 6.4.0 | end of lifehigh | 2020-03-16 | high |
| 6.3 | 6.3.2 | end of lifehigh | 2019-09-16 | high |
| 6.2 | 6.2.3 | end of lifehigh | 2019-03-15 | high |
| 6.1 | 6.1.1 | end of lifehigh | 2018-09-17 | high |
| 5.2 | 5.2.1 | end of lifehigh | 2017-09-15 | high |
| 5.1 | 5.1.3 | end of lifehigh | 2017-03-15 | high |
| 5.0 | 5.0.0 | end of lifehigh | 2016-09-15 | high |
| 4.1 | 4.1.11 | end of lifehigh | 2015-09-30 | high |
| 4.0 | 4.0.5 | end of lifehigh | 2014-04-10 | high |
| 3.0 | 3.0.7 | end of lifehigh | 2011-06-16 | high |
| 2.1 | 2.1.5 | end of lifehigh | 2010-03-24 | high |
| 2.0 | 2.0.6 | end of lifehigh | 2008-10-17 | high |
| 1.1 | 1.1.2 | end of lifehigh | 2007-08-20 | high |
| 1.0 | 1.0.4 | end of lifehigh | 2006-09-20 | high |
| 0.9 | 0.9.1 | end of lifehigh | 2006-08-11 | high |
Lifecycle overview
Support windows from official lifecycle periods. Empty segments mean no dated period for that phase.
- 9.0standard support · EOL 2027-03-16standard supportend of life
- 8.0standard support · EOL 2026-09-15standard supportend of life
- 7.7end of life · EOL 2025-03-18end of life
- 7.6end of life · EOL 2024-09-13end of life
- 7.5end of life · EOL 2024-03-18end of life
- 7.4end of life · EOL 2023-09-15end of life
- 7.3end of life · EOL 2023-03-15end of life
- 7.2end of life · EOL 2022-09-15end of life
- 7.1end of life · EOL 2022-03-15end of life
- 7.0end of life · EOL 2021-09-15end of life
- 6.6end of life · EOL 2021-03-15end of life
- 6.5end of life · EOL 2020-09-15end of life
- 6.4end of life · EOL 2020-03-16end of life
- 6.3end of life · EOL 2019-09-16end of life
- 6.2end of life · EOL 2019-03-15end of life
- 6.1end of life · EOL 2018-09-17end of life
Showing 16 of 28 lines with lifecycle periods. See the directory below for the full list.
Known vulnerabilities
Recent OSV.dev advisories mapped to this product. CVSS/CWE from NVD and known-exploited status from CISA KEV when available. CompatHub is not the original vulnerability authority.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 9
- Known exploited
- 0
- Highest CVSS
- —
- CVE-2025-30346
- Affected:
- <7.6.2
- Fixed in:
- 7.6.2
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2022-45060
- Affected:
- >=7.2.0,<7.1.2
- Fixed in:
- 7.1.2
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2022-45059
- Affected:
- >=7.2.0,<7.1.2
- Fixed in:
- 7.1.2
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2022-38150
- Affected:
- >=7.1.0,<=7.1.0
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2022-23959
- Affected:
- >=7.0.0,<7.0.2
- Fixed in:
- 7.0.2
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2021-36740
- Affected:
- >=6.1.0,<=6.6.0
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2019-15892
- Affected:
- >=6.2.0,<6.2.1
- Fixed in:
- 6.2.1
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2017-8807
- Affected:
- >=5.0.0,<5.2.1
- Fixed in:
- 5.2.1
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2017-12425
- Affected:
- >=5.1.2,<=5.1.2
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
Compare versions
Side-by-side view of the most relevant release lines.
Recent releases
Latest release date 2026-05-18 · 0 in last 30 days · 0 in last 90 days
- 2026-05-18
- 2026-05-18
- 2026-05-18
- 2025-09-15
- 2025-08-20
- 2025-08-20
- 2025-08-20
- 2025-08-05
- 2025-08-05
- 2025-08-05
Should I upgrade?
EOL approaching
Varnish Cache 8.0 reaches end of life on 2026-09-15. Preferred line: 6.0.
Upgrade planning
Plan upgrades from Varnish Cache version lines that have newer supported options.
Data coverage
Varnish Cache FOSS is now Vinyl Cache; supported releases and EOL dates come from vinyl-cache.org/releases/. Unlisted historical lines are End-Of-Life. CompatHub product slug remains varnish.
- Version lines
- 28
- Concrete releases
- 116
- Supported lines
- 3
- EOL lines
- 25
- Lifecycle coverage
- 28/28
- EOL coverage
- 27/28
- Provenance coverage
- 28/28
Data freshness
Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.
- Data last checked
- 2026-09-02
- Latest source update
- 2026-09-02
Sources
First-party and other registered sources contributing release and lifecycle facts.
- Vinyl Cache / Varnish Releasesfirst party · high
Official source: https://vinyl-cache.org/releases/
Last verified 2026-09-02
- Varnish Cache GitHub Tagsfirst party
Official source: https://github.com/varnishcache/varnish-cache/tags
Last checked 2026-09-02
- OSV.devfirst party
Official source: https://osv.dev
Last checked 2026-09-02
- NVD (NIST)first party
Official source: https://nvd.nist.gov
Last checked 2026-09-02
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitiesfirst party
Official source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Last checked 2026-09-02
Version line directory
Complete navigation into detailed version-line pages.
Currently supported
End of life
| Version line | Status | Latest release | Released | EOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | end of lifehigh | 7.7.3 | 2025-08-20 | 2025-03-18 |
| 7.6 | end of lifehigh | 7.6.5 | 2025-08-20 | 2024-09-13 |
| 7.5 | end of lifehigh | 7.5.0 | 2024-03-18 | 2024-03-18 |
| 7.4 | end of lifehigh | 7.4.3 | 2024-03-18 | 2023-09-15 |
| 7.3 | end of lifehigh | 7.3.2 | 2024-03-18 | 2023-03-15 |
| 7.2 | end of lifehigh | 7.2.1 | 2022-10-11 | 2022-09-15 |
| 7.1 | end of lifehigh | 7.1.2 | 2022-10-10 | 2022-03-15 |
| 7.0 | end of lifehigh | 7.0.3 | 2022-08-05 | 2021-09-15 |
| 6.6 | end of lifehigh | 6.6.2 | 2022-01-12 | 2021-03-15 |
| 6.5 | end of lifehigh | 6.5.2 | 2021-07-05 | 2020-09-15 |
| 6.4 | end of lifehigh | 6.4.0 | 2020-03-16 | 2020-03-16 |
| 6.3 | end of lifehigh | 6.3.2 | 2020-01-31 | 2019-09-16 |
| 6.2 | end of lifehigh | 6.2.3 | 2020-01-31 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.1 | end of lifehigh | 6.1.1 | 2018-10-26 | 2018-09-17 |
| 5.2 | end of lifehigh | 5.2.1 | 2017-11-14 | 2017-09-15 |
| 5.1 | end of lifehigh | 5.1.3 | 2017-08-01 | 2017-03-15 |
| 5.0 | end of lifehigh | 5.0.0 | 2016-09-15 | 2016-09-15 |
| 4.1 | end of lifehigh | 4.1.11 | 2019-02-11 | 2015-09-30 |
| 4.0 | end of lifehigh | 4.0.5 | 2017-08-01 | 2014-04-10 |
| 3.0 | end of lifehigh | 3.0.7 | 2015-03-23 | 2011-06-16 |
| 2.1 | end of lifehigh | 2.1.5 | 2011-01-24 | 2010-03-24 |
| 2.0 | end of lifehigh | 2.0.6 | 2009-12-16 | 2008-10-17 |
| 1.1 | end of lifehigh | 1.1.2 | 2007-12-21 | 2007-08-20 |
| 1.0 | end of lifehigh | 1.0.4 | 2007-05-20 | 2006-09-20 |
| 0.9 | end of lifehigh | 0.9.1 | 2006-08-11 | 2006-08-11 |