Wireshark end of life: end of support by version
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For Wireshark by Wireshark Foundation, patchletter knows 12 support cycles. 10 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The current version of Wireshark is 4.6.9. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 07/11/2026.
When does support end for which Wireshark version?
A cycle is a maintained version line. Where a date is given, support ends on that day. After it the vendor ships no more security updates for that line.
| Cycle | Latest version | End of support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 4.6.16 | no date on record | supported |
| 4.4 | 4.4.19 | no date on record | supported |
| 4.2 | 4.2.14 | 396 days ago | End of Life |
| 4.0 | 4.0.17 | 802 days ago | End of Life |
| 3.6LTS | 3.6.24 | 900 days ago | End of Life |
| 3.4 | 3.4.16 | 1523 days ago | End of Life |
| 3.2 | 3.2.18 | 1812 days ago | End of Life |
| 3.0 | 3.0.14 | 2201 days ago | End of Life |
| 2.6LTS | 2.6.20 | 2212 days ago | End of Life |
| 2.4 | 2.4.16 | 2669 days ago | End of Life |
| 2.2 | 2.2.17 | 2984 days ago | End of Life |
| 2.0 | 2.0.16 | 3277 days ago | End of Life |
Which Wireshark versions no longer receive security updates?
10 of 12 cycles have ended. If you run one of those lines, the vendor ships you no more patches, not even for critical flaws.
- Wireshark 4.24.2.14
- Wireshark 4.04.0.17
- Wireshark 3.63.6.24
- Wireshark 3.43.4.16
- Wireshark 3.23.2.18
- Wireshark 3.03.0.14
- Wireshark 2.62.6.20
- Wireshark 2.42.4.16
- Wireshark 2.22.2.17
- Wireshark 2.02.0.16
Where does the EOL data for Wireshark come from?
From the open endoflife.date project, which collects vendors' official support commitments. patchletter reconciles the cycles daily; the Wireshark data is as of 07/11/2026. In case of doubt the vendor's own lifecycle page applies. patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
New Wireshark versions by email
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