Supported
Cisco Routers · IOS XR 25.3
Inside the published support window. The published end-of-support date is 2029-09-17, 1053 days from today.
Scope: hardware modelAs of 2026-10-30
Lifecycle timeline
- 2026-09-17 — End-of-Life Announcement · Classification change
- 2027-03-18 — End of Sale · End of sale
- 2027-09-17 — End of Software Maintenance · End of maintenance
- 2029-09-17 — End of Vulnerability/Security Support · End of security fixes
- 2030-03-31 — Last Date of Support · Last date of support
Why this status?
“End of Software Maintenance” (end-of-maintenance, 2027-09-17, confirmed) is in the future — the release is inside its published support window.
Routers 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 XR 25.1 — support ends 2029-03-31
The cited source lists these as still supported. Check Cisco's upgrade path for your edition and contract before planning change work.
Evidence
- Cisco EoX API Official · checked 2026-10-28
- Cisco End-of-Life policy Official · checked 2026-10-28
- Cisco End-of-Sale and End-of-Life index Official · checked 2026-10-28
- Cisco routers EOL listing Official · checked 2026-10-28
- Cisco software lifecycle statements Official · checked 2026-10-28
Related
- All Cisco Routers lifecycle dates· 21 tracked releases
- Cisco Routers security advisories· 7 tracked
- CVE email alerts for Cisco
Status is calculated from the published milestones. When a vendor does not publish a date, this page says so and does not estimate one.