diff --git a/v2rayN/AmazTool/UpgradeApp.cs b/v2rayN/AmazTool/UpgradeApp.cs
index caa269f4..f2ffe522 100644
--- a/v2rayN/AmazTool/UpgradeApp.cs
+++ b/v2rayN/AmazTool/UpgradeApp.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ internal class UpgradeApp
             var thisAppOldFile = $"{Utils.GetExePath()}.tmp";
             File.Delete(thisAppOldFile);
             var splitKey = "/";
+            var allowedBaseDir = Utils.StartupPath();
+            var pathComparison = Utils.GetPathComparison();
 
             using var archive = ZipFile.OpenRead(fileName);
             foreach (var entry in archive.Entries)
@@ -65,16 +67,21 @@ internal class UpgradeApp
                     }
 
                     var fullName = string.Join(splitKey, lst[1..lst.Length]);
+                    var entryOutputPath = Utils.GetPath(fullName);
+                    if (!Utils.IsPathUnderDirectory(allowedBaseDir, entryOutputPath))
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine($"{Resx.Resource.FailedUpgrade} blocked potential path traversal: {entry.FullName}");
+                        return;
+                    }
 
-                    if (string.Equals(Utils.GetExePath(), Utils.GetPath(fullName), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    if (string.Equals(Utils.GetExePath(), entryOutputPath, pathComparison))
                     {
                         File.Move(Utils.GetExePath(), thisAppOldFile);
                     }
 
-                    var entryOutputPath = Utils.GetPath(fullName);
                     Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(entryOutputPath)!);
                     //In the bin folder, if the file already exists, it will be skipped
-                    if (fullName.StartsWith("bin") && File.Exists(entryOutputPath))
+                    if (fullName.StartsWith("bin", pathComparison) && File.Exists(entryOutputPath))
                     {
                         continue;
                     }
diff --git a/v2rayN/AmazTool/Utils.cs b/v2rayN/AmazTool/Utils.cs
index df13ecf6..b7adc346 100644
--- a/v2rayN/AmazTool/Utils.cs
+++ b/v2rayN/AmazTool/Utils.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,28 @@ internal class Utils
         return Path.Combine(startupPath, fileName);
     }
 
+    public static bool IsPathUnderDirectory(string baseDir, string targetPath)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(baseDir) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(targetPath))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        var baseFull = Path.GetFullPath(baseDir);
+        var targetFull = Path.GetFullPath(targetPath);
+
+        baseFull = baseFull.TrimEnd(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar) + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
+
+        return targetFull.StartsWith(baseFull, GetPathComparison());
+    }
+
+    public static StringComparison GetPathComparison()
+    {
+        return OperatingSystem.IsWindows()
+            ? StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase
+            : StringComparison.Ordinal;
+    }
+
     public static string V2rayN => "v2rayN";
 
     public static void StartV2RayN()