diff --git a/nest/src/services/ipfs/ipfs.service.spec.ts b/nest/src/services/ipfs/ipfs.service.spec.ts
index b27ccd0..ee47d7d 100644
--- a/nest/src/services/ipfs/ipfs.service.spec.ts
+++ b/nest/src/services/ipfs/ipfs.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { Test, TestingModule } from '@nestjs/testing';
 import axios from 'axios';
+import * as fs from 'fs/promises';
+import * as os from 'os';
+import * as path from 'path';
 import { IpfsService } from './ipfs.service';
 
 jest.mock('axios');
@@ -7,6 +10,7 @@ const mockedAxios = axios as jest.Mocked<typeof axios>;
 
 describe('IpfsService', () => {
   let service: IpfsService;
+  const tempDirs: string[] = [];
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     process.env.IPFS_HOST = 'localhost';
@@ -23,6 +27,14 @@ describe('IpfsService', () => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
   });
 
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await Promise.all(
+      tempDirs.map((tempDir) =>
+        fs.rm(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true }),
+      ),
+    );
+  });
+
   it('should be defined', () => {
     expect(service).toBeDefined();
   });
@@ -62,4 +74,71 @@ describe('IpfsService', () => {
       expect(result).toEqual([]);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('addFolder safety', () => {
+    async function createTempRepo(): Promise<{
+      tempDir: string;
+      repoDir: string;
+      outsideDir: string;
+    }> {
+      const tempDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'ipfs-service-'));
+      tempDirs.push(tempDir);
+
+      const repoDir = path.join(tempDir, 'repo');
+      const outsideDir = path.join(tempDir, 'outside');
+      await fs.mkdir(path.join(repoDir, 'src'), { recursive: true });
+      await fs.mkdir(outsideDir, { recursive: true });
+      await fs.writeFile(path.join(repoDir, 'src', 'lib.rs'), 'pub fn ok() {}');
+
+      return { tempDir, repoDir, outsideDir };
+    }
+
+    it('should skip symlinked files while collecting IPFS files', async () => {
+      const { repoDir, outsideDir } = await createTempRepo();
+      const outsideFile = path.join(outsideDir, 'env');
+      await fs.writeFile(outsideFile, 'NEAR_MAINNET_PRIVATE_KEY=secret');
+      await fs.symlink(outsideFile, path.join(repoDir, 'src', 'leak.env'));
+
+      const files = await (service as any).getFilesRecursively(
+        await fs.realpath(repoDir),
+      );
+      const relativeFiles = files.map((file: string) =>
+        path.relative(repoDir, file),
+      );
+
+      expect(relativeFiles).toEqual(['src/lib.rs']);
+    });
+
+    it('should skip symlinked directories while collecting IPFS files', async () => {
+      const { repoDir, outsideDir } = await createTempRepo();
+      await fs.writeFile(
+        path.join(outsideDir, 'secret.txt'),
+        'NEAR_TESTNET_PRIVATE_KEY=secret',
+      );
+      await fs.symlink(outsideDir, path.join(repoDir, 'linked-outside-dir'));
+
+      const files = await (service as any).getFilesRecursively(
+        await fs.realpath(repoDir),
+      );
+      const relativeFiles = files.map((file: string) =>
+        path.relative(repoDir, file),
+      );
+
+      expect(relativeFiles).toEqual(['src/lib.rs']);
+    });
+
+    it('should reject resolved paths outside the IPFS root', () => {
+      const rootPath = path.resolve('/tmp/sourcescan-ipfs-root');
+
+      expect(
+        (service as any).isPathInsideRoot(rootPath, path.join(rootPath, 'a.rs')),
+      ).toBe(true);
+      expect(
+        (service as any).isPathInsideRoot(
+          rootPath,
+          path.resolve('/tmp/not-in-root/a.rs'),
+        ),
+      ).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/nest/src/services/ipfs/ipfs.service.ts b/nest/src/services/ipfs/ipfs.service.ts
index 907c733..6abc6f6 100644
--- a/nest/src/services/ipfs/ipfs.service.ts
+++ b/nest/src/services/ipfs/ipfs.service.ts
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ export class IpfsService {
     this.logger.log(`Adding folder to IPFS from path: ${folderPath}`);
 
     const form = new FormData();
-    const files = await this.getFilesRecursively(folderPath);
+    const rootPath = await fs.realpath(folderPath);
+    const files = await this.getFilesRecursively(rootPath);
 
     for (const file of files) {
-      const relativePath = path.relative(folderPath, file);
+      const relativePath = path.relative(rootPath, file);
       const content = await fs.readFile(file);
       form.append('file', content, {
         filename: relativePath,
@@ -114,32 +115,53 @@ export class IpfsService {
     }
   }
 
-  private async getFilesRecursively(dir: string): Promise<string[]> {
+  private async getFilesRecursively(
+    dir: string,
+    rootPath = dir,
+  ): Promise<string[]> {
     const files: string[] = [];
     const entries = await fs.readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
 
     for (const entry of entries) {
       const fullPath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
-      if (entry.isDirectory()) {
-        files.push(...(await this.getFilesRecursively(fullPath)));
-      } else if (entry.isSymbolicLink()) {
-        // Check if symlink points to a directory or file
-        try {
-          const stat = await fs.stat(fullPath);
-          if (stat.isDirectory()) {
-            files.push(...(await this.getFilesRecursively(fullPath)));
-          } else {
-            files.push(fullPath);
-          }
-        } catch {
-          // Skip broken symlinks
-          this.logger.warn(`Skipping broken symlink: ${fullPath}`);
-        }
-      } else {
-        files.push(fullPath);
+      const stats = await fs.lstat(fullPath);
+
+      if (stats.isSymbolicLink()) {
+        this.logger.warn(
+          `Skipping symbolic link while adding to IPFS: ${fullPath}`,
+        );
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (stats.isDirectory()) {
+        files.push(...(await this.getFilesRecursively(fullPath, rootPath)));
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (!stats.isFile()) {
+        this.logger.warn(
+          `Skipping non-regular file while adding to IPFS: ${fullPath}`,
+        );
+        continue;
       }
+
+      const realPath = await fs.realpath(fullPath);
+      if (!this.isPathInsideRoot(rootPath, realPath)) {
+        this.logger.warn(`Skipping file outside IPFS root: ${fullPath}`);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      files.push(realPath);
     }
 
     return files;
   }
+
+  private isPathInsideRoot(rootPath: string, candidatePath: string): boolean {
+    const relativePath = path.relative(rootPath, candidatePath);
+    return (
+      relativePath === '' ||
+      (!relativePath.startsWith('..') && !path.isAbsolute(relativePath))
+    );
+  }
 }