diff --git a/cmd/compare.go b/cmd/compare.go
index 4f3e22f..ee24c20 100644
--- a/cmd/compare.go
+++ b/cmd/compare.go
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ Examples:
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
 		savePath, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("save")
+		if savePath != "" {
+			if err := validateCompareSavePath(savePath); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 		format = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(format))
 		if format == "" {
 			format = "terminal"
@@ -179,6 +184,14 @@ func saveCompareOutput(path string, data []byte) error {
 	return os.WriteFile(path, data, 0644)
 }
 
+func validateCompareSavePath(path string) error {
+	cleanPath := filepath.Clean(path)
+	if filepath.IsAbs(path) || cleanPath == ".." || strings.HasPrefix(cleanPath, ".."+string(filepath.Separator)) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("save path must stay within the current directory: %q", path)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(compareCmd)
 	compareCmd.Flags().String("format", "terminal", "Output format: terminal, html, json, markdown")
diff --git a/cmd/compare_test.go b/cmd/compare_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82d7a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/compare_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package cmd
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestValidateCompareSavePath(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		path  string
+		valid bool
+	}{
+		{name: "filename", path: "report.html", valid: true},
+		{name: "nested relative path", path: "reports/compare.json", valid: true},
+		{name: "parent traversal", path: "../report.html", valid: false},
+		{name: "nested parent traversal", path: "reports/../../report.html", valid: false},
+		{name: "absolute path", path: "/tmp/report.html", valid: false},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := validateCompareSavePath(test.path) == nil
+			if got != test.valid {
+				t.Fatalf("validateCompareSavePath(%q) valid = %v, want %v", test.path, got, test.valid)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}