A few days ago Adobe published a security bulletin admitting there is a new exploit spotted in the wild for Flash player. I wanted to wait until there was a patch available before writing about it, and here it is. As usual Google Chrome readers got the patch before everyone else, yesterday. The latest Google Chrome version, 10.0.648.205, contains this patch. For all other browsers users, you can go here to get the latest version of Flash:

http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

If you have any questions as to what version you have and which is the latest one, go here:

http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

Attacks that use the exploit patched by the latest version of Flash have been seen in the wild, in Word and Excel files attached to email messages. Some of the earliest messages in the attack tried to get recipients to open the attached Word or Excel files by claiming they offered information on China’s antitrust laws, or a Japanese nuclear weapons program. Later messages posed as corporate reorganization plans or new company contact lists.

Users beware, and install the latest version of Flash as soon as possible.