A new version of Flash, announced earlier today, addresses several security vulnerabilities, one of which (CVE-2014-0515) is being actively exploited on the Internet.

As with most Flash vulnerabilities, Adobe says that the ones addressed in this update “could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.”

The security bulletin associated with this update provides additional details regarding the security fixes.

Google Chrome will auto-update with the new version of embedded Flash, and Internet Explorer on Windows 8.x will receive Flash updates via Windows Update.

Anyone using Flash in a web browser should install the new version of Flash as soon as possible.