Update Adobe Flash Immediately to Patch Critical Security Vulnerability

If you have Adobe Flash installed, you’ll want to make sure it’s updated to the latest version as it patches a critical security vulnerability. According to The Register, confidential source code was stolen from Hacking Team and leaked online.

Within the leaked source code, software vulnerabilities used by Hacking Team to break into PCs was discovered. Source code for the vulnerabilities is out in the open which means you should update as soon as possible. You’re at risk if you use the following:

Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime | 18.0.0.194 and earlier | Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release | 13.0.0.296 and earlier | Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome | 18.0.0.194 and earlier | Windows, Macintosh and Linux
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and Internet Explorer 11 | 18.0.0.194 and earlier | Windows 8.0 and 8.1
Adobe Flash Player | 11.2.202.468 and earlier | Linux
AIR Desktop Runtime | 18.0.0.144 and earlier | Windows and Macintosh
AIR SDK | 18.0.0.144 and earlier | Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS
AIR SDK & Compiler | 18.0.0.144 and earlier | Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS

Visit Adobe’s Flash Player download page to determine which version you’re using and upgrade if necessary. In recent months, Adobe has fixed a series of security vulnerabilities in Flash. At this point, it may be safer to uninstall Flash all together.