diff --git a/obliteratus/ui_watchtower.py b/obliteratus/ui_watchtower.py
index 1dffb05..75267f2 100644
--- a/obliteratus/ui_watchtower.py
+++ b/obliteratus/ui_watchtower.py
@@ -167,11 +167,24 @@ def _download_result(model_id: str):
     if not model_id:
         return None
     safe_name = model_id.strip().replace("/", "_").replace("\\", "_")
-    base = Path.home() / ".obliteratus" / "auto_obliterate" / safe_name
+    if not safe_name or safe_name in {".", ".."}:
+        return None
+    managed_root = Path.home() / ".obliteratus" / "auto_obliterate"
+    base = managed_root / safe_name
 
     # Find the latest iteration output
     if base.exists():
-        base_resolved = base.resolve()
+        try:
+            managed_root_resolved = managed_root.resolve(strict=True)
+            base_resolved = base.resolve(strict=True)
+        except (OSError, ValueError):
+            return None
+        if (
+            base_resolved == managed_root_resolved
+            or not base_resolved.is_relative_to(managed_root_resolved)
+            or not base_resolved.is_dir()
+        ):
+            return None
 
         def iteration_number(path: Path) -> int:
             try:
@@ -179,7 +192,7 @@ def _download_result(model_id: str):
             except ValueError:
                 return -1
 
-        iter_dirs = sorted(base.glob("iter_*"), key=iteration_number, reverse=True)
+        iter_dirs = sorted(base_resolved.glob("iter_*"), key=iteration_number, reverse=True)
         for d in iter_dirs:
             try:
                 resolved = d.resolve(strict=True)
@@ -187,8 +200,8 @@ def _download_result(model_id: str):
                 continue
             if not resolved.is_relative_to(base_resolved):
                 continue
-            if d.is_dir() and (d / "config.json").is_file():
-                return str(d)
+            if resolved.is_dir() and (resolved / "config.json").is_file():
+                return str(resolved)
     return None
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_ui_watchtower_contracts.py b/tests/test_ui_watchtower_contracts.py
index 40523f4..fe81bd6 100644
--- a/tests/test_ui_watchtower_contracts.py
+++ b/tests/test_ui_watchtower_contracts.py
@@ -138,6 +138,22 @@ def test_download_result_handles_empty_id_and_unreadable_iteration(monkeypatch,
     assert ui_watchtower._download_result("org/model") == str(valid)
 
 
+def test_download_result_handles_unreadable_managed_model_directory(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", classmethod(lambda cls: tmp_path))
+    base = tmp_path / ".obliteratus" / "auto_obliterate" / "org_model"
+    base.mkdir(parents=True)
+    resolve = Path.resolve
+
+    def controlled_resolve(path, *args, **kwargs):
+        if path == base:
+            raise OSError("unreadable model directory")
+        return resolve(path, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "resolve", controlled_resolve)
+
+    assert ui_watchtower._download_result("org/model") is None
+
+
 def test_download_result_rejects_symlink_that_escapes_managed_root(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
     monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", classmethod(lambda cls: tmp_path))
     base = tmp_path / ".obliteratus" / "auto_obliterate" / "org_model"
@@ -153,6 +169,30 @@ def test_download_result_rejects_symlink_that_escapes_managed_root(monkeypatch,
     assert ui_watchtower._download_result("org/model") == str(valid)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("model_id", [".", ".."])
+def test_download_result_rejects_managed_root_aliases(monkeypatch, tmp_path, model_id):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", classmethod(lambda cls: tmp_path))
+    root = tmp_path / ".obliteratus" / "auto_obliterate"
+    iteration = root / "iter_10"
+    iteration.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (iteration / "config.json").write_text("{}", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    assert ui_watchtower._download_result(model_id) is None
+
+
+def test_download_result_rejects_model_directory_symlink_escape(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", classmethod(lambda cls: tmp_path))
+    root = tmp_path / ".obliteratus" / "auto_obliterate"
+    root.mkdir(parents=True)
+    outside = tmp_path / "outside"
+    iteration = outside / "iter_99"
+    iteration.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (iteration / "config.json").write_text("{}", encoding="utf-8")
+    (root / "org_model").symlink_to(outside, target_is_directory=True)
+
+    assert ui_watchtower._download_result("org/model") is None
+
+
 def test_scan_handler_returns_data_and_escaped_failure(monkeypatch):
     watchtower = SimpleNamespace(
         scan=lambda on_log: (on_log("scanned") or [SimpleNamespace()]),