diff --git a/src/io/sqlite_store/mod.rs b/src/io/sqlite_store/mod.rs
index 076aeef9b..830945a09 100644
--- a/src/io/sqlite_store/mod.rs
+++ b/src/io/sqlite_store/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fs;
 use std::future::Future;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Component, Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI64, AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ impl SqliteStoreInner {
 	) -> io::Result<Self> {
 		let db_file_name = db_file_name.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_SQLITE_DB_FILE_NAME.to_string());
 		let kv_table_name = kv_table_name.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_KV_TABLE_NAME.to_string());
+		Self::check_db_file_name(&db_file_name)?;
 
 		fs::create_dir_all(data_dir.clone()).map_err(|e| {
 			let msg = format!(
@@ -313,6 +314,24 @@ impl SqliteStoreInner {
 		Ok(Self { connection, data_dir, kv_table_name, write_version_locks, next_sort_order })
 	}
 
+	fn check_db_file_name(db_file_name: &str) -> io::Result<()> {
+		let mut components = Path::new(db_file_name).components().peekable();
+		if components.peek().is_none() {
+			let msg = format!("Invalid database file name: {db_file_name}");
+			return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, msg));
+		}
+
+		// Accept only normal path components. Anything else can be a potential path
+		// traversal or other weird path prefix that would allow absolute paths,
+		// current-directory components, or parent-directory traversal.
+		if !components.all(|c| matches!(c, Component::Normal(_))) {
+			let msg = format!("Invalid database file name: {db_file_name}");
+			return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, msg));
+		}
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
 	fn get_inner_lock_ref(&self, locking_key: String) -> Arc<Mutex<u64>> {
 		let mut outer_lock = self.write_version_locks.lock().expect("lock");
 		Arc::clone(&outer_lock.entry(locking_key).or_default())
@@ -679,6 +698,39 @@ mod tests {
 		do_test_store(&store_0, &store_1)
 	}
 
+	#[test]
+	fn rejects_db_file_names_that_escape_data_dir() {
+		let mut temp_path = random_storage_path();
+		temp_path.push("rejects_db_file_names_that_escape_data_dir");
+
+		for db_file_name in ["", ".", "..", "../escaped.sqlite", "nested/../escaped.sqlite"] {
+			let res = SqliteStore::new(
+				temp_path.clone(),
+				Some(db_file_name.to_string()),
+				Some("test_table".to_string()),
+			);
+			let err = match res {
+				Ok(_) => panic!("accepted invalid database file name: {}", db_file_name),
+				Err(e) => e,
+			};
+			assert_eq!(err.kind(), io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput);
+		}
+
+		#[cfg(unix)]
+		{
+			let res = SqliteStore::new(
+				temp_path,
+				Some("/tmp/escaped.sqlite".to_string()),
+				Some("test_table".to_string()),
+			);
+			let err = match res {
+				Ok(_) => panic!("accepted invalid absolute database file name"),
+				Err(e) => e,
+			};
+			assert_eq!(err.kind(), io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput);
+		}
+	}
+
 	#[tokio::test]
 	async fn test_sqlite_store_paginated_listing() {
 		let mut temp_path = random_storage_path();