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ASA 5500-X Series Firewalls

Adaptive Security Appliance firewalls. Support dates split by model. The 5512-X/5515-X lack Secure Boot and were targeted in the ArcaneDoor attack campaign against out-of-support units.

5512-X / 5515-X (no Secure Boot)

EOSL — PAST
46 mo
past end of service
End of saleAug 2017
End of serviceAug 2022Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareASA Software 9.x

2 SKUs in this group

46mo past ASA5512-K9ASA 5512-X firewall › 46mo past ASA5515-K9ASA 5515-X firewall ›

5525-X / 5545-X / 5555-X

EOSL — PAST
9 mo
past end of service
End of saleSep 2020
End of serviceSep 2025Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareASA Software 9.x

3 SKUs in this group

9mo past ASA5525-K9ASA 5525-X firewall › 9mo past ASA5545-K9ASA 5545-X firewall › 9mo past ASA5555-K9ASA 5555-X firewall ›

5506-X / 5508-X / 5516-X

ENDING SOON
2 mo
until end of service
End of saleAug 2021
End of serviceAug 2026Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareASA Software 9.x

3 SKUs in this group

2mo left ASA5506-K9ASA 5506-X firewall › 2mo left ASA5508-K9ASA 5508-X firewall › 2mo left ASA5516-FTD-K9ASA 5516-X firewall ›

ASA 5500-X Series Firewalls — questions

Is the Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Firewalls end of life?

Partly — some 5500-X Series Firewalls SKU groups are past end of service life while others are still supported. See the dates by SKU group below.

What is the last date of support for the 5500-X Series Firewalls?

Last dates of support across 5500-X Series Firewalls SKU groups range from Aug 2022 to Aug 2026, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin(s).

Where do these 5500-X Series Firewalls dates come from?

Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Cisco end-of-life bulletin it was taken from.