diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Updates/InstallationManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Updates/InstallationManager.cs
index ef53e3b326..6a60f7f5f6 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Updates/InstallationManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Updates/InstallationManager.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Buffers;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Updates
     /// </summary>
     public class InstallationManager : IInstallationManager
     {
+        private static readonly SearchValues<char> InvalidPackageNameChars = SearchValues.Create([.. Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars(), '/', '\\']);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The logger.
         /// </summary>
@@ -521,9 +524,27 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Updates
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (!IsValidPackageDirectoryName(package.Name))
+            {
+                _logger.LogError("Refusing to install package with invalid name {PackageName}.", package.Name);
+                throw new InvalidDataException($"Plugin package name '{package.Name}' is not a valid directory name.");
+            }
+
             // Always override the passed-in target (which is a file) and figure it out again
             string targetDir = Path.Combine(_appPaths.PluginsPath, package.Name);
 
+            var pluginsRoot = Path.TrimEndingDirectorySeparator(Path.GetFullPath(_appPaths.PluginsPath));
+            var resolvedTarget = Path.GetFullPath(targetDir);
+            if (!resolvedTarget.StartsWith(pluginsRoot + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(
+                    "Refusing to install package {PackageName}: resolved target {Resolved} is outside plugins directory {Root}.",
+                    package.Name,
+                    resolvedTarget,
+                    pluginsRoot);
+                throw new InvalidDataException($"Plugin package name '{package.Name}' resolves outside the plugins directory.");
+            }
+
             using var response = await _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(NamedClient.Default)
                 .GetAsync(new Uri(package.SourceUrl), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
@@ -572,6 +593,26 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Updates
             _pluginManager.ImportPluginFrom(targetDir);
         }
 
+        private static bool IsValidPackageDirectoryName(string? name)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (name.Equals(".", StringComparison.Ordinal) || name.Equals("..", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (name.IndexOfAny(InvalidPackageNameChars) >= 0)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
         private async Task<bool> InstallPackageInternal(InstallationInfo package, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             LocalPlugin? plugin = _pluginManager.Plugins.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Id.Equals(package.Id) && p.Version.Equals(package.Version))
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Updates/InstallationManagerTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Updates/InstallationManagerTests.cs
index 92e10c9f92..4a10b2f607 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Updates/InstallationManagerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Updates/InstallationManagerTests.cs
@@ -109,5 +109,29 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests.Updates
             var ex = await Record.ExceptionAsync(() => _installationManager.InstallPackage(packageInfo, CancellationToken.None));
             Assert.Null(ex);
         }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("../evil")]
+        [InlineData("..\\evil")]
+        [InlineData("../../escape_attempt")]
+        [InlineData("..")]
+        [InlineData(".")]
+        [InlineData("")]
+        [InlineData("   ")]
+        [InlineData("foo/bar")]
+        [InlineData("foo\\bar")]
+        [InlineData("/absolute")]
+        [InlineData("foo\0bar")]
+        public async Task InstallPackage_InvalidName_ThrowsInvalidDataException(string name)
+        {
+            var packageInfo = new InstallationInfo()
+            {
+                Name = name,
+                SourceUrl = "https://repo.jellyfin.org/releases/plugin/empty/empty.zip",
+                Checksum = "11b5b2f1a9ebc4f66d6ef19018543361"
+            };
+
+            await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidDataException>(() => _installationManager.InstallPackage(packageInfo, CancellationToken.None));
+        }
     }
 }