diff --git a/src/sagemaker_server.cc b/src/sagemaker_server.cc
index cf379e910e..637be6fc9c 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker_server.cc
+++ b/src/sagemaker_server.cc
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@
 // OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
 // (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 // OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
 #include "sagemaker_server.h"
 
+#include <filesystem>
+
 namespace triton { namespace server {
 
 #define HTTP_RESPOND_IF_ERR(REQ, X)                   \
@@ -291,6 +294,22 @@ SagemakerAPIServer::ParseSageMakerRequest(
     }
   }
 
+  std::filesystem::path url_path(url_string);
+  url_path = std::filesystem::absolute(
+      url_path.lexically_normal());  // Normalize the path to remove any
+                                     // redundant components.
+  auto url_abspath = url_path.string();
+
+  if (url_abspath.find("/dev/") == 0 || url_abspath.find("/proc/") == 0 ||
+      url_abspath.find("/sys/") == 0) {
+    LOG_ERROR << "Invalid URL: " << url_string
+              << ". \"url\" property value cannot start with /dev/, /proc/, or "
+                 "/sys/."
+              << std::endl;
+    evhtp_send_reply(req, EVHTP_RES_BADREQ);
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (action == "load") {
     (*parse_map)["url"] = url_string.c_str();
   }
@@ -891,11 +910,27 @@ SagemakerAPIServer::SageMakerMMELoadModel(
     evhtp_request_t* req,
     const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> parse_map)
 {
-  std::string repo_path = parse_map.at("url");
+  std::string url_string = parse_map.at("url");
   std::string model_name_hash = parse_map.at("model_name_hash");
   std::string target_model = parse_map.at("target_model");
 
-  /* Check subdirs for models and find ensemble model within the repo_path
+  std::filesystem::path url_path(url_string);
+  url_path = std::filesystem::absolute(
+      url_path.lexically_normal());  // Normalize the path to remove any
+                                     // redundant components.
+  std::string url_abspath = url_path.string();
+
+  if (url_abspath.find("/dev/") == 0 || url_abspath.find("/proc/") == 0 ||
+      url_abspath.find("/sys/") == 0) {
+    LOG_ERROR << "Invalid repository path: " << url_string
+              << ". \"url\" property of `parse_map`cannot start with /dev/, "
+                 "/proc/, or /sys/."
+              << std::endl;
+    evhtp_send_reply(req, EVHTP_RES_BADREQ);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  /* Check subdirs for models and find ensemble model within the url_abspath
    * If only 1 model, that will be selected as model_subdir
    * Else ensemble model directory is set as model_subdir
    */
@@ -904,7 +939,8 @@ SagemakerAPIServer::SageMakerMMELoadModel(
   int dir_count = 0;
   std::string model_subdir, ensemble_model_subdir;
 
-  if ((dir = opendir(repo_path.c_str())) != NULL) {
+  if ((dir = opendir(url_abspath.c_str())) != NULL) {
+    std::shared_ptr<DIR> dir_ptr{dir, closedir};
     while ((ent = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
       if ((ent->d_type == DT_DIR) && (!strcmp(ent->d_name, ".") == 0) &&
           (!strcmp(ent->d_name, "..") == 0)) {
@@ -923,7 +959,7 @@ SagemakerAPIServer::SageMakerMMELoadModel(
 
       // Read the config.pbtxt file at each path, if available
       std::string ensemble_config_path =
-          repo_path + "/" + model_subdir + "/" + "config.pbtxt";
+          url_abspath + "/" + model_subdir + "/config.pbtxt";
       std::ifstream config_fstream(ensemble_config_path);
       std::stringstream ensemble_config_content;
 
@@ -954,7 +990,6 @@ SagemakerAPIServer::SageMakerMMELoadModel(
             << std::endl;
       }
     }
-    closedir(dir);
   }
 
   if (!strcmp(ensemble_model_subdir.c_str(), "") == 0) {
@@ -972,10 +1007,10 @@ SagemakerAPIServer::SageMakerMMELoadModel(
 
   std::string repo_parent_path, subdir, customer_subdir;
   RE2::FullMatch(
-      repo_path, model_path_regex_, &repo_parent_path, &subdir,
+      url_abspath, model_path_regex_, &repo_parent_path, &subdir,
       &customer_subdir);
 
-  std::string config_path = repo_path + "/config.pbtxt";
+  std::string config_path = url_abspath + "/config.pbtxt";
   struct stat buffer;
 
   /* If config.pbtxt is at repo root,
@@ -986,7 +1021,7 @@ SagemakerAPIServer::SageMakerMMELoadModel(
   if (stat(config_path.c_str(), &buffer) == 0) {
     model_subdir = subdir;
   } else {
-    repo_parent_path = repo_path;
+    repo_parent_path = url_abspath;
   }
 
   auto param = TRITONSERVER_ParameterNew(
diff --git a/src/sagemaker_server.h b/src/sagemaker_server.h
index dcd40e66ac..1aef149605 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker_server.h
+++ b/src/sagemaker_server.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021-2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright 2021-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 // modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 // OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
 // (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 // OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
 #pragma once
 
 #include <sys/stat.h>