diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/bulk_actions.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/bulk_actions.py
index 2682564ca02f..678a157ccfb1 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/bulk_actions.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/bulk_actions.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from functools import cached_property
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
 
 from mealie.core.dependencies.dependencies import temporary_zip_path
 from mealie.core.security import create_file_token
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ class RecipeBulkActionsController(BaseUserController):
     @router.get("/export/download")
     def get_exported_data_token(self, path: Path):
         """Returns a token to download a file"""
+        path = Path(path).resolve()
+
+        if not path.is_relative_to(self.folders.DATA_DIR):
+            raise HTTPException(400, "path must be relative to data directory")
 
         return {"fileToken": create_file_token(path)}
 
diff --git a/mealie/routes/utility_routes.py b/mealie/routes/utility_routes.py
index 21496b2e58fc..cc67f348d375 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/utility_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/utility_routes.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from starlette.responses import FileResponse
 
+from mealie.core.config import get_app_dirs
 from mealie.core.dependencies import validate_file_token
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/utils", tags=["Utils"], include_in_schema=True)
@@ -12,6 +13,14 @@ router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/utils", tags=["Utils"], include_in_schema=True)
 async def download_file(file_path: Path = Depends(validate_file_token)):
     """Uses a file token obtained by an active user to retrieve a file from the operating
     system."""
+
+    file_path = Path(file_path).resolve()
+
+    dirs = get_app_dirs()
+
+    if not file_path.is_relative_to(dirs.DATA_DIR):
+        raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+
     if not file_path.is_file():
         raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)