Is the Zyxel NAS520 still getting security updates?

The Zyxel NAS520 stopped receiving security updates on 20 March 2019. New vulnerabilities will not be fixed.

The date after which a device gets no more security fixes is also called its end of life (EOL) or end of support.

No longer supported

Security updates ended on

20 March 2019
Device
Zyxel NAS520 (NAS)
Basis
Official end date published by the manufacturer.
As written
2019/3/20
Source
Zyxel Networks archived EOL product table (End of Vulnerability Support) (Worldwide)

What to do. Replace it. Until then, turn off remote administration and UPnP, and keep it off the Internet.

Support timeline

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028All versionsToday
Security updates per hardware version, to scale. The bar ends on the manufacturer's date.

Questions

Is the Zyxel NAS520 still getting security updates?

The Zyxel NAS520 stopped receiving security updates on 20 March 2019. New vulnerabilities will not be fixed.

What does end of life mean for the Zyxel NAS520?

After its end of life, the Zyxel NAS520 receives no more security fixes from Zyxel. It keeps working, but any vulnerability found later stays open, which makes it an easy target once attackers know about it.

Where does this date come from?

From the manufacturer: Zyxel Networks archived EOL product table (End of Vulnerability Support). Each date is shown exactly as published.

  • NAS326ended 31 December 2023 Unsupported
  • NAS540ended 30 May 2023 Unsupported
  • NAS542ended 31 December 2023 Unsupported
  • NSA-220ended 30 June 2011 Unsupported
  • NSA-220 Plusended 30 April 2015 Unsupported
  • NSA-2401ended 30 April 2015 Unsupported
  • NSA210ended 30 April 2015 Unsupported
  • NSA221ended 30 April 2015 Unsupported
  • NSA310ended 30 November 2014 Unsupported
  • NSA310Sended 30 March 2017 Unsupported
  • NSA320ended 30 November 2014 Unsupported
  • NSA320Sended 30 March 2017 Unsupported

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