Keep your legacy Linux servers patched and compliant – no risky rebuilds, downtime, hardware upgrades, or added workload.
Endless Lifecycle Support for Node.js
Keep EOL Node.js versions patched while you plan your upgrade.
Currently supported versions:
12 14 16 18 and 20
CVE patches for Node.js 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20 past their end-of-life dates. Node.js 20 hit EOL in April 2026. Delivered through npm and your existing toolchain. No rushed rewrites required.
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TuxCare keeps you ahead of threats by proactively tracking and patching new CVEs impacting NodeJS. View all security fixes available to date here.
Keep Running.
Skip the Risks.
Upgrading end-of-life NodeJS can be disruptive, resource-intensive, and costly.
TuxCare’s ELS keeps your legacy and EOL components secure, compliant, and stable – without the risks of costly upgrades.
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What Does Endless Lifecycle Support Include?
Rapid CVE Response
Rapid SLA-backed security patches for NodeJS for as long as you need
Complete Coverage
Security fixes for both direct and transitive dependencies in NodeJS AT NO EXTRA COST
Preserved Compatibility
Extensively tested updates designed to work flawlessly with your existing code
Seamless Integration
Plug-and-play integration with your existing workflows and CI/CD pipelines
Secure Distribution
Signed, tamper-proof NodeJS security updates delivered from trusted, TuxCare-hosted repositories
Trusted Support
24/7 expert assistance with NodeJS vulnerability triage, security patch requests, and troubleshooting
How Does It Work?
1
We onboard new projects and enable 24/7 automated CVE tracking – monitoring the NVD, vendor, and GitHub security advisories, and other sources.
2
Once CVEs are detected, we backport upstream fixes using algorithmic and AI-assisted automation, with expert validation to ensure accuracy.
3
Patches are compiled in a binary format, extensively tested (for integrity, functionality, and regression), signed, and deployed to ELS repositories.
4
Your package managers, build tools, or orchestrators check for updates, then automatically pull and install them.
Trusted Software Supply Chain
With Endless Lifecycle Support, every release is transparent,
secure, and built to industry standards you can trust.
Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
Gain complete visibility into the components in each patched release so you always know exactly what is running in your environment.
Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange (VEX) Context
See which vulnerabilities in your SBOM have already been remediated, allowing you to focus attention where action is still required.
SLSA Level 3 Compliance*
Get packages that meet SLSA Level 3 requirements, giving you verifiable assurance of secure sourcing, building, and integrity. * Coming soon
Built for Your Stack
ELS for NodeJS is built to install easily and run with your existing workflows
TuxCare has successfully resolved
more than 14,000 CVEs
in open-source software - keeping enterprise
systems secure and compliant
Need Coverage for Other End-of-Life
Open-Source Components?
TuxCare’s ELS extends security patching to your operating systems, runtimes,
libraries and production apps, keeping your entire open-source stack secure, stable,
and compatible for as long as you need.
Endless Lifecycle Support
for Operating Systems
Endless Lifecycle Support
for Runtimes
Keep your apps running safely on the runtimes they were built for, without rushed upgrades or broken code – even after official support ends.
Endless Lifecycle Support
for Libraries
Keep securely running your apps on EOL libraries – without rushed upgrades, costly code rewrites, or disruption to your roadmap.
Endless Lifecycle Support
for Applications
Ensure your EOL apps stay secure and operational while avoiding outages, broken workflows, and code rewrites.
We’ve Been Powering Enterprise-Grade Patching At
Unprecedented Scale – and We're Just Getting Started
2,700+
Enterprise Clients
36,000+Packages Curated
420,000+
Patches Delivered
14,000+
Vulnerabilities Fixed
11,000+
Kernels Supported
70+
Linux Distro Versions Supported
Why TuxCare?
15 years of proven excellence in open-source patching have created highly
automated processes and systems, providing:
Extensive Coverage of Open-Source Technologies
We provide long-term security across your entire stack, supporting a wide and continually expanding set of open-source projects, libraries, and runtimes – all from a single, trusted partner.
Efficiencies in Build Chains and Testing
We utilize advanced automation across CVE discovery, backporting, building, and release workflows to accelerate delivery and ensure the highest possible quality of security patches.
Identification and Patching of Transitive Dependencies
We go beyond surface-level scanning to uncover and fix hidden vulnerabilities deep in your dependency trees, securing the entire software supply chain with precision and scale.
Fast and Consistent Delivery of Patches with Supporting SLAs
Automated pipelines and mature workflows ensure rapid, reliable patch delivery backed by SLAs – giving you confidence in your risk management and compliance posture.
Frequently Asked Questions
Upstream stops shipping security updates for that release. The version keeps running, but newly disclosed CVEs go unpatched, triggering scanner flags and audit findings, and remediation becomes your team's responsibility. TuxCare Endless Lifecycle Support (ELS) closes the gap by continuing to deliver CVE fixes for covered EOL versions.
Only if you have a reliable source of ongoing security patches. Without them, your app stays exposed to new CVEs, scanner findings, and compliance issues even if the code still works. With continued patching, an EOL version can stay secure for years – Endless Lifecycle Support patches Node.js 12–20 so you avoid rushing an upgrade.
Apply backported patches that fix vulnerabilities in your current version instead of migrating. This way, you can keep your code, dependencies, and deployment model unchanged. Endless Lifecycle Support delivers signed, regression-tested fixes through a simple configuration change, with no code changes required.
Frameworks require remediating known vulnerabilities on a timeline, which is impossible when no upstream patch exists. A vendor-backed SLA gives auditors a named, accountable remediation path. Endless Lifecycle Support provides SLA-backed patches plus SBOM and VEX documentation aligned with SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, DORA, NIS2, FedRAMP and the CRA – closing findings without a forced migration.
ELS covers Node.js 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20, with Node.js 22 added when it reaches EOL. These versions are still common in production because applications, dependencies, or cloud runtimes are pinned to them. Coverage is built for teams that need security continuity without rewriting or replacing applications.
No. It buys safe time to upgrade rather than stopping you from upgrading. ELS keeps your current version patched so a move can happen on a planned schedule instead of being forced by the EOL clock. Teams use it when a rushed upgrade would risk production incidents or pull engineers off the roadmap.
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