diff --git a/actions/setup/sh/cloud_hypervisor_host_preflight.sh b/actions/setup/sh/cloud_hypervisor_host_preflight.sh
index f4c43a096a8..2300e3ec5b5 100755
--- a/actions/setup/sh/cloud_hypervisor_host_preflight.sh
+++ b/actions/setup/sh/cloud_hypervisor_host_preflight.sh
@@ -38,5 +38,10 @@ if ! test -e /dev/kvm; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+if ! test -c /dev/kvm; then
+  echo "::error::/dev/kvm must be a character device."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 echo "runner is eligible for cloud-hypervisor preview"
 echo "::endgroup::"
diff --git a/actions/setup/sh/cloud_hypervisor_kvm_access.sh b/actions/setup/sh/cloud_hypervisor_kvm_access.sh
index f96074888f4..95d33b746cc 100755
--- a/actions/setup/sh/cloud_hypervisor_kvm_access.sh
+++ b/actions/setup/sh/cloud_hypervisor_kvm_access.sh
@@ -18,12 +18,21 @@ if [[ ! -e /dev/kvm ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+if [[ ! -c /dev/kvm ]]; then
+  echo "::error::/dev/kvm must be a character device."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 if ! command -v setfacl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   echo "::error::setfacl is required to grant scoped access to /dev/kvm."
   exit 1
 fi
 
 runner_uid="$(id -u)"
+if [[ ! "${runner_uid}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+  echo "::error::failed to resolve a numeric runner UID."
+  exit 1
+fi
 sudo setfacl -m "u:${runner_uid}:rw" /dev/kvm
 
 if [[ ! -r /dev/kvm || ! -w /dev/kvm ]]; then
@@ -31,5 +40,15 @@ if [[ ! -r /dev/kvm || ! -w /dev/kvm ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+acl_output="$(getfacl -ncp /dev/kvm | sed 's/[[:space:]]#effective:.*$//' || true)"
+if [[ -z "${acl_output}" ]]; then
+  echo "::error::failed to read /dev/kvm ACLs for verification."
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! grep -Eq "^user:${runner_uid}:rw-$" <<<"${acl_output}"; then
+  echo "::error::failed to verify scoped ACL entry for the runner user on /dev/kvm."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 echo "runner user has scoped read/write access to /dev/kvm"
 echo "::endgroup::"
diff --git a/actions/setup/sh/cloud_hypervisor_setup_bundle.sh b/actions/setup/sh/cloud_hypervisor_setup_bundle.sh
index 7932e857182..92442f07a3e 100755
--- a/actions/setup/sh/cloud_hypervisor_setup_bundle.sh
+++ b/actions/setup/sh/cloud_hypervisor_setup_bundle.sh
@@ -37,8 +37,26 @@ curl -fsSL -o "${bundle_root}/${manifest_name}" "${asset_base_url}/${manifest_na
 echo "downloaded release assets"
 echo "::endgroup::"
 
+echo "::group::Validate cloud-hypervisor bundle archive structure"
+archive_path="${bundle_root}/${asset_name}"
+if tar -tzf "${archive_path}" | grep -E '(^/|(^|/)\.\.(/|$))' >/dev/null; then
+  echo "::error::cloud-hypervisor bundle contains unsafe archive paths"
+  exit 1
+fi
+archive_table="$(tar -tvzf "${archive_path}")"
+if [[ -z "${archive_table}" ]]; then
+  echo "::error::cloud-hypervisor bundle archive is empty"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if grep -Eq '^[lh]' <<<"${archive_table}"; then
+  echo "::error::cloud-hypervisor bundle must not include symbolic or hard links"
+  exit 1
+fi
+echo "archive structure validated"
+echo "::endgroup::"
+
 echo "::group::Extract cloud-hypervisor bundle"
-tar -xzf "${bundle_root}/${asset_name}" -C "${extract_dir}"
+tar --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions -xzf "${archive_path}" -C "${extract_dir}"
 echo "bundle extracted to ${extract_dir}"
 echo "::endgroup::"
 
@@ -97,6 +115,21 @@ verify_sha256() {
   fi
 }
 
+validate_extracted_file() {
+  local file="$1"
+  if [[ -z "${file}" || ! -f "${file}" || -L "${file}" ]]; then
+    echo "::error::invalid extracted cloud-hypervisor bundle file: ${file}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  local real_file real_extract_dir
+  real_file="$(realpath "${file}")"
+  real_extract_dir="$(realpath "${extract_dir}")"
+  if [[ "${real_file}" != "${real_extract_dir}"/* ]]; then
+    echo "::error::extracted bundle file is outside expected directory: ${file}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
 # Artifact names are fixed by the gh-aw-firewall cloud-hypervisor release contract.
 binary_rel="cloud-hypervisor"
 kernel_rel="vmlinux.bin"
@@ -115,6 +148,12 @@ if [[ -z "${binary_path}" || -z "${kernel_path}" || -z "${rootfs_path}" || -z "$
   exit 1
 fi
 
+validate_extracted_file "${binary_path}"
+validate_extracted_file "${kernel_path}"
+validate_extracted_file "${rootfs_path}"
+validate_extracted_file "${supervisor_path}"
+validate_extracted_file "${virtiofsd_path}"
+
 if [[ "$(dirname "${binary_path}")" != "$(dirname "${virtiofsd_path}")" ]]; then
   echo "::error::virtiofsd must be colocated with the cloud-hypervisor binary"
   exit 1
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/cloud_hypervisor_test.go b/pkg/workflow/cloud_hypervisor_test.go
index fbd8a11587b..569f408807f 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/cloud_hypervisor_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/cloud_hypervisor_test.go
@@ -350,15 +350,15 @@ func TestCloudHypervisorShellScriptContent(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			script:   "cloud_hypervisor_kvm_access.sh",
-			contains: []string{"RUNNER_ENVIRONMENT", "github-hosted", "ImageOS", "setfacl", "u:${runner_uid}:rw", "/dev/kvm", "-r /dev/kvm", "-w /dev/kvm"},
+			contains: []string{"RUNNER_ENVIRONMENT", "github-hosted", "ImageOS", "setfacl", "u:${runner_uid}:rw", "/dev/kvm", "-c /dev/kvm", "getfacl -ncp /dev/kvm", "-r /dev/kvm", "-w /dev/kvm"},
 		},
 		{
 			script:   "cloud_hypervisor_host_preflight.sh",
-			contains: []string{"RUNNER_ENVIRONMENT", "github-hosted", "ImageOS", "/dev/kvm", "cloud-hypervisor preview"},
+			contains: []string{"RUNNER_ENVIRONMENT", "github-hosted", "ImageOS", "/dev/kvm", "test -c /dev/kvm", "cloud-hypervisor preview"},
 		},
 		{
 			script:   "cloud_hypervisor_setup_bundle.sh",
-			contains: []string{"cloud-hypervisor-test-x86_64.tar.gz", "cloud-hypervisor-test-x86_64.SHA256SUMS", "cloud-hypervisor-test-x86_64.manifest.json", "vmlinux.bin", "rootfs.ext4", "awf-supervisor", "virtiofsd", "virtiofsd_path=", "virtiofsd_sha256="},
+			contains: []string{"cloud-hypervisor-test-x86_64.tar.gz", "cloud-hypervisor-test-x86_64.SHA256SUMS", "cloud-hypervisor-test-x86_64.manifest.json", "archive structure validated", "tar --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions", "validate_extracted_file", "vmlinux.bin", "rootfs.ext4", "awf-supervisor", "virtiofsd", "virtiofsd_path=", "virtiofsd_sha256="},
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/compiler_validators.go b/pkg/workflow/compiler_validators.go
index 6247fa23f9f..878b796eaa8 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/compiler_validators.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/compiler_validators.go
@@ -309,6 +309,12 @@ func (c *Compiler) emitGeneralToolWarnings(workflowData *WorkflowData, markdownP
 				"Unsupported hosts are rejected; gh-aw and AWF do not fall back to docker or gvisor."))
 		c.IncrementWarningCount()
 	}
+	if isCloudHypervisorRuntime(workflowData) {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, formatCompilerMessage(markdownPath, "warning",
+			"sandbox.agent.runtime: cloud-hypervisor uses a privileged KVM preview path with an attached MCP gateway topology. "+
+				"Require a human security review before merge or rollout, and record explicit approval in your change process."))
+		c.IncrementWarningCount()
+	}
 	if workflowData.SafeOutputs != nil && workflowData.SafeOutputs.AssignToAgent != nil &&
 		workflowData.SafeOutputs.GitHubApp != nil && workflowData.SafeOutputs.AssignToAgent.GitHubToken == "" {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, console.FormatWarningMessageStderr(
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/compiler_validators_test.go b/pkg/workflow/compiler_validators_test.go
index fd966e35c91..379376e78aa 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/compiler_validators_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/compiler_validators_test.go
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ func TestEmitExperimentalFeatureWarningsGHAWDetection(t *testing.T) {
 			os.Stderr = w
 			t.Cleanup(func() {
 				os.Stderr = oldStderr
-				_ = w.Close()
 				_ = r.Close()
 			})
 
@@ -218,6 +217,40 @@ func TestEmitExperimentalFeatureWarningsGHAWDetection(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEmitGeneralToolWarningsCloudHypervisorReviewTrigger(t *testing.T) {
+	compiler := NewCompiler()
+	workflowData := &WorkflowData{
+		SandboxConfig: &SandboxConfig{
+			Agent: &AgentSandboxConfig{
+				Runtime: AgentRuntimeCloudHypervisor,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	oldStderr := os.Stderr
+	r, w, err := os.Pipe()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	os.Stderr = w
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		os.Stderr = oldStderr
+		_ = r.Close()
+	})
+
+	compiler.emitGeneralToolWarnings(workflowData, "test.md")
+
+	require.NoError(t, w.Close())
+	os.Stderr = oldStderr
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	_, err = io.Copy(&buf, r)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	stderrOutput := buf.String()
+
+	assert.Contains(t, stderrOutput, "sandbox.agent.runtime: cloud-hypervisor uses a privileged KVM preview path")
+	assert.Contains(t, stderrOutput, "Require a human security review before merge or rollout")
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, compiler.GetWarningCount())
+}
+
 // TestValidatePermissions tests permission parsing and MCP tool constraint validation.
 func TestValidatePermissions(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {