diff --git a/npm_and_yarn/lib/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/file_fetcher.rb b/npm_and_yarn/lib/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/file_fetcher.rb
index 3b30be3bfb1..c26604e3ce3 100644
--- a/npm_and_yarn/lib/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/file_fetcher.rb
+++ b/npm_and_yarn/lib/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/file_fetcher.rb
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ def path_dependencies(fetched_files)
 
         path_dependency_details(fetched_files).each do |name, path|
           path = path.gsub(PATH_DEPENDENCY_CLEAN_REGEX, "")
+          raise PathDependenciesNotReachable, "#{name} at #{path}" if path.start_with?("/")
+
           filename = path
           # NPM/Yarn support loading path dependencies from tarballs:
           # https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/pack.html
@@ -234,6 +236,8 @@ def path_dependency_details_from_manifest(file)
           select { |_, v| v.is_a?(String) && v.start_with?(*path_starts) }.
           map do |name, path|
             path = path.gsub(PATH_DEPENDENCY_CLEAN_REGEX, "")
+            raise PathDependenciesNotReachable, "#{name} at #{path}" if path.start_with?("/")
+
             path = File.join(current_dir, path) unless current_dir.nil?
             [name, Pathname.new(path).cleanpath.to_path]
           end
diff --git a/npm_and_yarn/spec/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/file_fetcher_spec.rb b/npm_and_yarn/spec/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/file_fetcher_spec.rb
index 973b10c5e10..050644893ef 100644
--- a/npm_and_yarn/spec/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/file_fetcher_spec.rb
+++ b/npm_and_yarn/spec/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/file_fetcher_spec.rb
@@ -158,6 +158,23 @@
         end
       end
     end
+
+    context "with a path dependency that is an absolute path" do
+      before do
+        stub_request(:get, File.join(url, "package.json?ref=sha")).
+          with(headers: { "Authorization" => "token token" }).
+          to_return(
+            status: 200,
+            body: fixture("github", "package_json_with_path_content_file_absolute.json"),
+            headers: json_header
+          )
+      end
+
+      it "raises PathDependenciesNotReachable" do
+        expect { file_fetcher_instance.files }.
+          to raise_error(Dependabot::PathDependenciesNotReachable)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   context "with a yarn.lock but no package-lock.json file" do
diff --git a/npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/github/package_json_with_path_content_file_absolute.json b/npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/github/package_json_with_path_content_file_absolute.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..21408900289
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/github/package_json_with_path_content_file_absolute.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "name": "package.json",
+  "path": "sample/table-storage/package.json",
+  "sha": "cbc64de1d80ca35d0fc3c33c37e784b05cb50e52",
+  "size": 1741,
+  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/nestjs/azure-database/contents/sample/table-storage/package.json?ref=master",
+  "html_url": "https://github.com/nestjs/azure-database/blob/master/sample/table-storage/package.json",
+  "git_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/nestjs/azure-database/git/blobs/cbc64de1d80ca35d0fc3c33c37e784b05cb50e52",
+  "download_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nestjs/azure-database/master/sample/table-storage/package.json",
+  "type": "file",
+  "content": "ewogICJuYW1lIjogInRhYmxlLXN0b3JhZ2UiLAogICJ2ZXJzaW9uIjogIjAu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\ndGVzdEVudmlyb25tZW50IjogIm5vZGUiCiAgfQp9Cg==\n",
+  "encoding": "base64",
+  "_links": {
+    "self": "https://api.github.com/repos/nestjs/azure-database/contents/sample/table-storage/package.json?ref=master",
+    "git": "https://api.github.com/repos/nestjs/azure-database/git/blobs/cbc64de1d80ca35d0fc3c33c37e784b05cb50e52",
+    "html": "https://github.com/nestjs/azure-database/blob/master/sample/table-storage/package.json"
+  }
+}