# Podman v5.8.6

- Product: Podman (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/podman)
- Vendor: Red Hat
- Date: 2026-08-13
- Version: v5.8.6
- Original notes: https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/releases/tag/v5.8.6
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/podman/releases/v5.8.6

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- **security** — Fixed CVE-2026-19730 where the podman quadlet install --replace command did not truncate the file being replaced, causing content from the original file to be incorrectly retained when replacing a longer file with a shorter one

###### Security
- This release addressed [CVE-2026-19730](https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/security/advisories/GHSA-fx76-2j3w-2mx6) where the `podman quadlet install --replace` command did not truncate the file being replaced, meaning replacing a longer file with a shorter one would result in content from the original file incorrectly being retained.