diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ab205e..55cc05f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -677,6 +677,10 @@ Shannon is designed for legitimate security auditing purposes only.
 
 Windows Defender may flag files in `xben-benchmark-results/` or `deliverables/` as malware. These are false positives caused by exploit code in the reports. Add an exclusion for the Shannon directory in Windows Defender, or use Docker/WSL2.
 
+#### **7. Security Considerations**
+
+Shannon Lite is designed for scanning repositories and applications you own or have explicit permission to test. Do not point it at untrusted or adversarial codebases. Like any AI-powered tool that reads source code, Shannon Lite is susceptible to prompt injection from content in the scanned repository.
+
 
 ## 📜 License
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 843e752..eede388 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ services:
     image: temporalio/temporal:latest
     command: ["server", "start-dev", "--db-filename", "/home/temporal/temporal.db", "--ip", "0.0.0.0"]
     ports:
-      - "7233:7233"   # gRPC
-      - "8233:8233"   # Web UI (built-in)
+      - "127.0.0.1:7233:7233"   # gRPC
+      - "127.0.0.1:8233:8233"   # Web UI (built-in)
     volumes:
       - temporal-data:/home/temporal
     healthcheck:
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ services:
       - ./repos:/repos
       - ${BENCHMARKS_BASE:-.}:/benchmarks
     shm_size: 2gb
-    ipc: host
     security_opt:
       - seccomp:unconfined
 
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ services:
              envsubst < /config/router-config.json > /root/.claude-code-router/config.json &&
              ccr start"
     ports:
-      - "3456:3456"
+      - "127.0.0.1:3456:3456"
     volumes:
       - ./configs/router-config.json:/config/router-config.json:ro
     environment:
diff --git a/src/ai/claude-executor.ts b/src/ai/claude-executor.ts
index 04c990c..3f7fd0c 100644
--- a/src/ai/claude-executor.ts
+++ b/src/ai/claude-executor.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function buildMcpServers(
       const isDocker = process.env.SHANNON_DOCKER === 'true';
 
       const mcpArgs: string[] = [
-        '@playwright/mcp@latest',
+        '@playwright/mcp@0.0.68',
         '--isolated',
         '--user-data-dir', userDataDir,
       ];
@@ -92,13 +92,29 @@ function buildMcpServers(
         mcpArgs.push('--browser', 'chromium');
       }
 
-      const envVars: Record<string, string> = Object.fromEntries(
-        Object.entries({
-          ...process.env,
-          PLAYWRIGHT_HEADLESS: 'true',
-          ...(isDocker && { PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD: '1' }),
-        }).filter((entry): entry is [string, string] => entry[1] !== undefined)
-      );
+      // NOTE: Explicit allowlist — the Playwright MCP subprocess must not inherit
+      // secrets (API keys, AWS tokens) from the parent process.
+      const MCP_ENV_ALLOWLIST = [
+        'PATH', 'HOME', 'NODE_PATH', 'DISPLAY',
+        'PLAYWRIGHT_CHROMIUM_EXECUTABLE_PATH',
+      ] as const;
+
+      const envVars: Record<string, string> = {
+        PLAYWRIGHT_HEADLESS: 'true',
+        ...(isDocker && { PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD: '1' }),
+      };
+
+      for (const key of MCP_ENV_ALLOWLIST) {
+        if (process.env[key]) {
+          envVars[key] = process.env[key]!;
+        }
+      }
+
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(process.env)) {
+        if (key.startsWith('XDG_') && value !== undefined) {
+          envVars[key] = value;
+        }
+      }
 
       mcpServers[playwrightMcpName] = {
         type: 'stdio' as const,
diff --git a/src/services/prompt-manager.ts b/src/services/prompt-manager.ts
index b660dc8..b852c73 100644
--- a/src/services/prompt-manager.ts
+++ b/src/services/prompt-manager.ts
@@ -102,10 +102,19 @@ async function buildLoginInstructions(authentication: Authentication, logger: Ac
 // Pure function: Process @include() directives
 async function processIncludes(content: string, baseDir: string): Promise<string> {
   const includeRegex = /@include\(([^)]+)\)/g;
-  // Use a Promise.all to handle all includes concurrently
+  const resolvedBase = path.resolve(baseDir);
+
   const replacements: IncludeReplacement[] = await Promise.all(
     Array.from(content.matchAll(includeRegex)).map(async (match) => {
-      const includePath = path.join(baseDir, match[1]!);
+      const includePath = path.resolve(baseDir, match[1]!);
+      if (!includePath.startsWith(resolvedBase + path.sep) && includePath !== resolvedBase) {
+        throw new PentestError(
+          `Path traversal detected in @include(): ${match[1]}`,
+          'prompt',
+          false,
+          { includePath, baseDir: resolvedBase }
+        );
+      }
       const sharedContent = await fs.readFile(includePath, 'utf8');
       return {
         placeholder: match[0],