diff --git a/litellm/llms/litellm_proxy/skills/prompt_injection.py b/litellm/llms/litellm_proxy/skills/prompt_injection.py
index 2b86f74122b..86b6e223512 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/litellm_proxy/skills/prompt_injection.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/litellm_proxy/skills/prompt_injection.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Handles extraction of skill content (SKILL.md) from stored ZIP files
 and injection into the system prompt for non-Anthropic models.
 """
 
+import posixpath
 import zipfile
 from io import BytesIO
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
@@ -103,8 +104,18 @@ class SkillPromptInjectionHandler:
                     else:
                         clean_path = name
 
-                    if clean_path:
-                        files[clean_path] = zf.read(name)
+                    if not clean_path:
+                        continue
+
+                    # Ensure the path stays within the intended directory
+                    normalized = posixpath.normpath(clean_path)
+                    if normalized.startswith("..") or posixpath.isabs(normalized):
+                        verbose_logger.warning(
+                            f"SkillPromptInjectionHandler: Skipping entry with invalid path in skill {skill.skill_id}: {name}"
+                        )
+                        continue
+
+                    files[normalized] = zf.read(name)
         except Exception as e:
             verbose_logger.warning(
                 f"SkillPromptInjectionHandler: Error extracting files from skill {skill.skill_id}: {e}"
diff --git a/litellm/llms/litellm_proxy/skills/sandbox_executor.py b/litellm/llms/litellm_proxy/skills/sandbox_executor.py
index a5c0a539c96..af13d3c091d 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/litellm_proxy/skills/sandbox_executor.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/litellm_proxy/skills/sandbox_executor.py
@@ -94,9 +94,15 @@ class SkillsSandboxExecutor:
 
                 # Create a temp directory to stage files
                 with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+                    tmpdir_abs = os.path.abspath(tmpdir)
                     for path, content in skill_files.items():
                         # Create the file in temp directory
-                        local_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, path)
+                        local_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(tmpdir, path))
+                        if not local_path.startswith(tmpdir_abs + os.sep):
+                            verbose_logger.warning(
+                                f"SkillsSandboxExecutor: Skipping file with invalid path: {path}"
+                            )
+                            continue
                         os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(local_path), exist_ok=True)
                         with open(local_path, "wb") as f:
                             f.write(content)
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
index a62f34764d3..88a2e1e95cd 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
@@ -2978,7 +2978,7 @@ class PrismaClient:
                             detail={"error": f"No token passed in. Token={token}"},
                         )
 
-                    sql_query = f"""
+                    sql_query = """
                         SELECT 
                             v.*,
                             t.spend AS team_spend,