Cisco IOS XE 26.1.x
An independent source reports support ended; the vendor has not published it.
Scope: hardware modelAs of 2026-08-01
Lifecycle timeline
No lifecycle milestone is published for this exact scope. Nothing is guessed.
Why this status?
Cisco positively lists this release under its current lifecycle policy and no exact EOL announcement was found. This is not a contractual support guarantee. Cisco lists IOS XE 26.1.1 under the current 48-month Extended Support policy. Cisco has not published exact EOL milestone dates for this train, so those dates remain unknown.
IOS XE releases still inside the support window
- IOS XE 17.15.x — support ends 2028-09-30
- IOS XE 17.12.x — support ends 2027-09-30
- IOS XE 17.9.x — support ends 2026-09-30
Reported as still supported by the cited source. Cisco documents the upgrade path for your edition and contract — confirm there before planning change work.
Evidence
- Cisco EoX API Official · checked 2026-07-14
- Cisco End-of-Life policy Official · checked 2026-07-14
- Cisco End-of-Sale and End-of-Life index Official · checked 2026-07-14
- Cisco IOS XE 17 EOL notices Official · checked 2026-07-14
- Cisco IOS/NX-OS reference guide Official · checked 2026-07-14
- Cisco software lifecycle statements Official · checked 2026-07-14
Keep going
- All Cisco IOS XE lifecycle dates· 18 tracked releases
- Cisco IOS XE security advisories· 0 tracked
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Status derived deterministically from the published milestones. When a vendor does not publish a date, this page says so — it never guesses.