Elastic Beats 7
Elastic Beats 7
The Elastic Beats 7 reached end of service life on Jan 15, 2026 — Elastic Beats no longer ships security patches or fixes for it. Our third-party support keeps it safe to run: 24/7 engineers manage issues, remediate vulnerabilities, and help you maintain compliance.
24/7 engineers own your Elastic Beats 7 incidents end to end.
Mitigation and patch-around guidance when the vendor no longer ships fixes.
Controls evidence and documentation that keep auditors satisfied.
Specifications
- product
- beats
- release
- 7
- product Label
- Elastic Beats
- release Label
- 7
- codename
- lts
- latest Version
- 7.17.29
- release Date
- 2019-04-10
- maintained
- source Url
- https://endoflife.date/beats
Lifecycle Dates
- End of Service Life
- Jan 15, 2026
- Last OEM Support
- Jan 15, 2026
OEM vs. 3rd Party Support
See how third-party support compares to the vendor contract for Elastic Beats 7 — monitoring, break/fix, vulnerability work, operations and compliance, before and after EOSL.
| Feature | OEM Support | 3rd Party Support |
|---|---|---|
| Post-EOSL Support | ||
| Break/Fix Support | Until EOSL | |
| 24/7 Monitoring | ||
| Vulnerability Scanning & Remediation | ||
| Managed Operations | ||
| Procedure & Configuration Review | ||
| Compliance & Audit Documentation | Limited | |
| Discounted Migration to Other Platforms |
Why Choose 3rd Party Support for Elastic Beats 7?
Vulnerability Remediation
Scanning, mitigation and patch-around guidance for Elastic Beats 7 when the vendor no longer ships fixes.
Compliance Maintenance
Procedure review, controls evidence and the documentation auditors ask for — maintained continuously, not scrambled at audit time.
24/7 Expert Support
Engineers who know this release monitor, manage and fix issues around the clock — break/fix to managed operations.
Elastic Beats 7 Support: Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Elastic Beats 7 still supported?
Elastic Beats ended support for the Elastic Beats 7 on Jan 15, 2026 — no more patches or fixes from the vendor. Third-party support keeps it covered: our engineers manage issues, remediate vulnerabilities, and help you maintain compliance for as long as you run it.
When is the Elastic Beats 7 end of service life (EOSL) date?
Elastic Beats lists the end of service life for the Elastic Beats 7 as Jan 15, 2026.
Can I keep using the Elastic Beats 7 after its EOSL date?
Yes. EOSL means Elastic Beats stops issuing patches and support — the software itself keeps running. Third-party support covers it from there: issue management, security vulnerability remediation, and the compliance documentation auditors ask for, for as long as you choose to run it.
How much does third-party support for the Elastic Beats 7 cost?
Typically 40-70% below the OEM maintenance renewal price. Exact pricing depends on quantity, service level and location — request a quote and we respond within 24 hours.
Known Vulnerabilities Affecting Elastic Beats 7
2 published CVEs affect the Elastic Beats 7. Elastic Beats no longer ships security patches for this release — our engineers provide mitigation guidance, workarounds and hardening support.
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-68383 | MEDIUM | 6.5 | Dec 18, 2025 | Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input (CWE-1285) in Filebeat Syslog parser and the Libbeat Dissect processor can allow a user to trigger a Buffer Overflow (CAPEC-100) and cause a denial of service (panic/crash) of the Filebeat process via either a malformed Syslog message or a malicious tokenizer pattern in the Dissect configuration. |
| CVE-2023-31413 | LOW | 3.3 | May 4, 2023 | Filebeat versions through 7.17.9 and 8.6.2 have a flaw in httpjson input that allows the http request Authorization or Proxy-Authorization header contents to be leaked in the logs when debug logging is enabled. |