diff --git a/src/agentready/services/llm_cache.py b/src/agentready/services/llm_cache.py
index 3ce2db7a..600a2453 100644
--- a/src/agentready/services/llm_cache.py
+++ b/src/agentready/services/llm_cache.py
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ def get(self, cache_key: str) -> DiscoveredSkill | None:
         Returns:
             Cached DiscoveredSkill or None if miss/expired
         """
-        cache_file = self.cache_dir / f"{cache_key}.json"
+        # Security: Validate cache_key to prevent path traversal
+        cache_file = self._get_safe_cache_path(cache_key)
+        if cache_file is None:
+            logger.warning(f"Invalid cache key rejected: {cache_key}")
+            return None
 
         if not cache_file.exists():
             logger.debug(f"Cache miss: {cache_key}")
@@ -65,7 +69,11 @@ def set(self, cache_key: str, skill: DiscoveredSkill):
             cache_key: Unique cache key
             skill: DiscoveredSkill to cache
         """
-        cache_file = self.cache_dir / f"{cache_key}.json"
+        # Security: Validate cache_key to prevent path traversal
+        cache_file = self._get_safe_cache_path(cache_key)
+        if cache_file is None:
+            logger.warning(f"Invalid cache key rejected: {cache_key}")
+            return
 
         try:
             data = {
@@ -81,6 +89,38 @@ def set(self, cache_key: str, skill: DiscoveredSkill):
         except Exception as e:
             logger.warning(f"Cache write error for {cache_key}: {e}")
 
+    def _get_safe_cache_path(self, cache_key: str) -> Path | None:
+        """Validate cache key and return safe path.
+
+        Security: Prevents path traversal attacks by validating cache_key
+        contains no directory separators and resolves within cache_dir.
+
+        Args:
+            cache_key: Cache key to validate
+
+        Returns:
+            Validated Path or None if invalid
+        """
+        # Reject keys with path separators (/, \)
+        if "/" in cache_key or "\\" in cache_key:
+            return None
+
+        # Reject keys with null bytes or other dangerous characters
+        if "\0" in cache_key or ".." in cache_key:
+            return None
+
+        # Construct path and resolve to canonical form
+        cache_file = (self.cache_dir / f"{cache_key}.json").resolve()
+
+        # Ensure resolved path is within cache directory
+        try:
+            cache_file.relative_to(self.cache_dir.resolve())
+        except ValueError:
+            # Path is outside cache_dir
+            return None
+
+        return cache_file
+
     @staticmethod
     def generate_key(attribute_id: str, score: float, evidence_hash: str) -> str:
         """Generate cache key from finding attributes.