diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml
index 17885b71602..1a7ae7d52ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Gosec
         run: |
           go install github.com/securego/gosec/v2/cmd/gosec@v2.27.1
-          # Exclusions configured in .golangci.yml (linters-settings.gosec.exclude)
-          # Keep this list in sync with .golangci.yml for consistency
+          # Keep only globally noisy rules here.
+          # G602 (slice bounds check) is excluded globally due persistent false positives.
+          # Use inline '#nosec Gxxx -- justification' suppressions for specific findings.
           gosec -fmt sarif -out gosec-results.sarif -stdout -exclude-generated -track-suppressions \
             -nosec-require-rules -nosec-require-justification \
-            -exclude=G101,G115,G204,G602,G301,G302,G304,G306 \
+            -exclude=G602 \
             ./...
 
       - name: Upload Gosec SARIF
@@ -63,4 +64,3 @@ jobs:
         with:
           sarif_file: govulncheck-results.sarif
           category: govulncheck
-
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 04db1c5f58c..070bd3e3e4f 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -70,10 +70,8 @@ linters-settings:
       - badCall           # filepath.Join with 1 arg is acceptable
   gosec:
     # NOTE: gosec is disabled in golangci-lint due to configuration bugs in v2.
-    # The following exclusions are the source of truth and are applied when running
-    # gosec directly via 'make security-gosec' and in GitHub Actions.
-    # Update the -exclude flags in Makefile and .github/workflows/security-scan.yml
-    # when changing these exclusions to maintain consistency.
+    # These exclusions apply only if gosec is re-enabled in golangci-lint.
+    # Standalone gosec execution uses Makefile/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml.
     # - G101: Potential hardcoded credentials (often false positives)
     # - G115: Integer overflow conversion (acceptable in most cases)
     # - G204: Subprocess with variable args - all exec.Command calls use separate args
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 54b2bffd273..39295d35f3d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -209,12 +209,13 @@ security-scan: security-gosec security-govulncheck
 security-gosec:
 	@echo "Running gosec security scanner..."
 	@command -v gosec >/dev/null || go install github.com/securego/gosec/v2/cmd/gosec@v2.27.1
-	@# Exclusions configured in .golangci.yml (linters-settings.gosec.exclude)
-	@# Keep this list in sync with .golangci.yml for consistency
+	@# Keep only globally noisy rules here.
+	@# G602 (slice bounds check) is excluded globally due persistent false positives.
+	@# Use inline '#nosec Gxxx -- justification' suppressions for specific findings.
 	@GOPATH=$$(go env GOPATH); \
 	PATH="$$GOPATH/bin:$$PATH" gosec -fmt=json -out=gosec-report.json -stdout -exclude-generated -track-suppressions \
 		-nosec-require-rules -nosec-require-justification \
-		-exclude=G101,G115,G204,G602,G301,G302,G304,G306 \
+		-exclude=G602 \
 		./...
 	@echo "✓ Gosec scan complete (results in gosec-report.json)"