diff --git a/tests/tools/test_skill_view_traversal.py b/tests/tools/test_skill_view_traversal.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fea2096296f5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tools/test_skill_view_traversal.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+"""Tests for path traversal prevention in skill_view."""
+
+import json
+import sys
+import types
+import pytest
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+# Stub out heavy optional dependencies so tools/__init__.py doesn't blow up
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+for mod_name in ("firecrawl", "fal_client", "tavily"):
+    sys.modules.setdefault(mod_name, MagicMock())
+
+from tools.skills_tool import skill_view
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def fake_skills(tmp_path):
+    """Create a fake skills directory with one skill and a sensitive file outside."""
+    skills_dir = tmp_path / "skills"
+    skill_dir = skills_dir / "test-skill"
+    skill_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+    # Create SKILL.md
+    (skill_dir / "SKILL.md").write_text("# Test Skill\nA test skill.")
+
+    # Create a legitimate file inside the skill
+    refs = skill_dir / "references"
+    refs.mkdir()
+    (refs / "api.md").write_text("API docs here")
+
+    # Create a sensitive file outside skills dir (simulating .env)
+    (tmp_path / ".env").write_text("SECRET_API_KEY=sk-12345")
+
+    with patch("tools.skills_tool.SKILLS_DIR", skills_dir):
+        yield {"skills_dir": skills_dir, "skill_dir": skill_dir, "tmp_path": tmp_path}
+
+
+class TestPathTraversalBlocked:
+    def test_dotdot_in_file_path(self, fake_skills):
+        result = json.loads(skill_view("test-skill", file_path="../../.env"))
+        assert result["success"] is False
+        assert "traversal" in result["error"].lower()
+
+    def test_dotdot_nested(self, fake_skills):
+        result = json.loads(skill_view("test-skill", file_path="references/../../.env"))
+        assert result["success"] is False
+        assert "traversal" in result["error"].lower()
+
+    def test_legitimate_file_still_works(self, fake_skills):
+        result = json.loads(skill_view("test-skill", file_path="references/api.md"))
+        assert result["success"] is True
+        assert "API docs here" in result["content"]
+
+    def test_no_file_path_shows_skill(self, fake_skills):
+        result = json.loads(skill_view("test-skill"))
+        assert result["success"] is True
diff --git a/tools/skills_tool.py b/tools/skills_tool.py
index a0121f30c761f..eb1cda2cca57f 100644
--- a/tools/skills_tool.py
+++ b/tools/skills_tool.py
@@ -443,7 +443,19 @@ def skill_view(name: str, file_path: str = None, task_id: str = None) -> str:
         
         # If a specific file path is requested, read that instead
         if file_path and skill_dir:
-            target_file = skill_dir / file_path
+            # Prevent path traversal
+            normalized = Path(file_path)
+            if ".." in normalized.parts:
+                return json.dumps({
+                    "success": False,
+                    "error": "Path traversal ('..') is not allowed.",
+                }, ensure_ascii=False)
+            target_file = (skill_dir / file_path).resolve()
+            if not str(target_file).startswith(str(skill_dir.resolve())):
+                return json.dumps({
+                    "success": False,
+                    "error": "Path traversal is not allowed.",
+                }, ensure_ascii=False)
             if not target_file.exists():
                 # List available files in the skill directory, organized by type
                 available_files = {