diff --git a/internal/pipeline/events_api.go b/internal/pipeline/events_api.go
index c52b2a0..14a0fe2 100644
--- a/internal/pipeline/events_api.go
+++ b/internal/pipeline/events_api.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package pipeline
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/moov-io/base/log"
 
@@ -49,6 +51,11 @@ func (fr *FileReceiver) manuallyProduceFileUploaded() http.HandlerFunc {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
 			return
 		}
+		// Reject paths which are trying to traverse the filesystem
+		if strings.Contains(dir, "..") || filepath.IsAbs(dir) {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
 
 		matches, err := m.getNonCanceledMatches(dir)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/pipeline/events_api_test.go b/internal/pipeline/events_api_test.go
index 6f99226..4974b92 100644
--- a/internal/pipeline/events_api_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipeline/events_api_test.go
@@ -147,4 +147,18 @@ func TestEventsAPI_FileUploadedErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		defer resp.Body.Close()
 		require.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, resp.StatusCode)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("Call /file-uploaded on insecure paths", func(t *testing.T) {
+		paths := []string{"../../etc/passwd", "/etc/passwd"}
+		for i := range paths {
+			address := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/shards/testing/pipeline/%s/file-uploaded", adminServer.BindAddr(), paths[i])
+			req, err := http.NewRequest("PUT", address, nil)
+			require.NoError(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("on address %s", address))
+			resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			defer resp.Body.Close()
+			require.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, resp.StatusCode, fmt.Sprintf("on address %s", address))
+		}
+	})
+
 }