The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 2.5.3. This is a security release.

Release Notes
Check the Joomla 2.5.3 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.
Statistics for the 2.5.3 release:-
- Joomla 2.5.3 contains:
- 2 security issues fixed
Security Issues Fixed:-
- High Priority – Core – Privilege Escalation. More information
- High Priority – Core – Password Change. More information