Vue 2 reached end of life on 31 December 2023 and no longer receives new features, updates or fixes. The final release is 2.7.16. Apps still run, but any new vulnerability in Vue 2 itself will not get an official patch, so plan to upgrade or accept a documented risk.
What the Vue team published
The Vue 2 end of life page says that maintaining two major versions in parallel was not sustainable, and that Vue 2 has reached end of life, with no new features, updates or fixes. It stays available on CDNs, package managers and GitHub. Vue 3 has been the default version since 7 February 2022. The page recommends new projects start with Vue 3 and strongly recommends current Vue 2 users upgrade, while acknowledging that not everyone has the bandwidth.
It also says that if you must stay on Vue 2 but have compliance or security requirements about unmaintained software, extended security updates are available from a third party. Evaluate any such offer like any other supplier.
What end of life changes for you
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Does my app break? | No, existing installs keep working |
| Will Vue 2 itself get security patches? | Not from the Vue team |
| Do the libraries around it still update? | Often they drop Vue 2 support over time, check each one |
| Will scanners and auditors notice? | Yes, an unmaintained framework is a common finding |
| Is the browser exposure the same as before? | The framework's escaping model is unchanged, but unpatched flaws stay unpatched |
Remember that most front-end risk comes from how you use the framework: v-html, mounting, URL handling, and your dependencies. Those risks do not disappear on upgrade, but you do lose the ability to receive fixes for the framework.
A pragmatic plan
- Inventory every Vue 2 app and every plugin, router, store and UI library attached to it.
- Check each plugin's status. A stalled plugin is a bigger blocker than Vue itself.
- Move to 2.7 first if you are older, since 2.7 is the final line and eases the move to 3. Check the migration guide for details.
- Pick one low-risk app as a pilot for the move to Vue 3.
- For apps that must wait, write a risk acceptance with an owner and a revisit date, and isolate them where you can: no admin functions, tight content security policy, nothing sensitive in the page.
- Track the remaining Vue 2 footprint as a number that goes down.
Answering a buyer or auditor
Be factual. Say which apps run Vue 2, that it is past end of life, what compensating controls exist and when the migration completes. Do not call a deferred upgrade "supported".
Try it yourself
Click through it at your own pace, or open it full screen. See how findings are tracked to closure, the same discipline a risk acceptance needs.
Safeguard's dependency scanning flags end of life and vulnerable packages across projects; the free scan at gold.safeguard.sh/scan is a quick way to see where you stand.
Quick check
Is Vue 2 still downloadable?
Yes. The team says it remains available on existing distribution channels, but without updates or fixes.
Is upgrading to Vue 3 a security fix by itself?
It gets you onto a maintained framework. Your own XSS and dependency risks still need review after the move.
Sources
Last reviewed: 19 October 2026.
