p>Istio 1.8.6 patch release.</p></div><p class=post-author>May 11, 2021</p><div><p>This release fixes the security vulnerabilities described in our May 11th posts, <a href=/v1.19/news/security/istio-security-2021-005>ISTIO-SECURITY-2021-005</a> and <a href=/v1.19/news/security/istio-security-2021-006>ISTIO-SECURITY-2021-006</a>.</p><div class="relnote-actions call-to-action"><a class=entry href=/v1.19/news/releases/1.8.x/announcing-1.8/upgrade-notes/><h5>BEFORE YOU UPGRADE</h5><p>Things to know and prepare 