VMware ESXi: Releases, patches & end-of-life
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Lifecycle guide for VMware ESXi from VMware

All releases, patches, maintenance and support periods at a glance

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📅 Last update on 2026-04-16

What is VMware ESXi?

Automate product release and end-of-life managementVMware ESXi (formerly ESX) is an enterprise-class, type-1 hypervisor developed by VMware for deploying and serving virtual computers. As a type-1 hypervisor, ESXi is not a software application that is installed on an operating system (OS); instead, it includes and integrates vital OS components, such as a kernel.
 

The entire lifecycle of VMware ESXi

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of VMware ESXi. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.
VMware ESXi (VMware) release, version and end-of-life information
XVMware ESXi (VMware) release, version and end-of-life information
Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product VMware ESXi (VMware)
 

Facts and figures about VMware ESXi

Product
VMware ESXi
Vendor
VMware
Latest version
9.0.2.0.25148076
Number of releases
7
Number of versions
199
Number of unstable versions
3
Number of versions affected by CVE
1
Licence
Proprietary
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMware_ESXi
 
 

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