A new version of the Flash Player is available for users

Sep 9, 2014 12:41 GMT  ·  By

Adobe has just introduced a new version of its famous Flash Player, thus delivering new improvements to the client runtime that’s currently installed on millions of computers across the world.

At this point, Adobe hasn’t released any change log for this new version, but it’s safe to assume that Adobe Flash Player 15.0.0.152 is mostly focused on improving security features since the rollout coincides with Microsoft’s very own Patch Tuesday cycle.

Adobe announced last week that several products in its range would be updated today, but according to a notification posted on its website, the release has been moved to September 15.

Adobe Reader and Acrobat also scheduled to get updates

Both Adobe Reader and Acrobat were initially scheduled to receive updates today, but the notification posted by the parent company reveals that the rollout has been pushed to next week.

“The security update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat has been re-scheduled from September 9, 2014 to the week of September 15, 2014. This delay was necessary to address issues identified during routine regression testing,” the announcement reads.

And still, Adobe Flash Player has received an update today, and all customers are obviously recommended to get it as soon as possible, especially because it addresses security issues that could expose your computer and locally stored data in case of exploits, taking care of unpatched vulnerabilities.

Microsoft and Adobe are both “celebrating” Patch Tuesday

Adobe has recently moved its security release cycle on the second Tuesday of each month, thus “marrying” its very own rollout with Microsoft’s well-known Patch Tuesday.

Microsoft uses the very same day for bringing users updates and security fixes for their software, including the Windows operating system, Office, and Internet Explorer.

Thanks to the fact that Adobe now rolls out updates during the same thing, but also because Flash Player is now directly integrated into Internet Explorer, Microsoft is shipping its own update for the browser via Windows Update.

This way, Microsoft can keep its users fully secure by rolling the Flash Player update together with the latest improvements for its software, making the whole process smoother for Windows users.

As is the case of all the other Flash Player versions released until now, this new one can be used on all Windows builds on the market, including the old Windows XP, which no longer receives updates and security patches.

Of course, everyone is recommended to update as soon as possible, but Internet Explorer will only get the new version via Windows Update later today, when the Patch Tuesday rollout officially begins.