Visit this Adobe page and check in the upper right corner the entry Last Published to make sure, the latest update has been released.
If you update the Flash Player via the above Adobe page, make sure that the PUPs offered (McAfee Security Scan Plus and True Key from Intel) are not installed with the software. There you can see if the Flash-Player is supported in the browser, which version is used and which version is available for the update at Adobe. The installed Flash version can be queried on this Adobe web site. Which Flash Player version do I have installed? Currently Version 29.0.0.171 is reported here for Google Chrome. There is also a button to search for Flash updates.
Then you will find the entries show in the screenshot above. You can also manually check for updates by typing chrome://components into the address bar. The Chrome Browser should automatically pull the update. Check for Updates in Google Chrome and Slimjet Direct download links for the update are mentioned here. If you have activated the auto-update function of the Flash Player and installed the player separately, you should receive this update automatically.įor Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, Microsoft released update KB4103729 via Windows Update. The following Flash versions are affected: ProductĪdobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11Īdobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 is available for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS platforms. The release notes mentions only important bug fixes. A Vulnerability (Type Confusion, CVE-2018-4944) allow the execution of arbitrary (malicious) code via Flash content. Adobe Security Bulletin APSB18-16 indicates a priority 2 of the security update (critical).