diff --git a/examples/common/common.hpp b/examples/common/common.hpp
index 7ea95ed14..a2e919409 100644
--- a/examples/common/common.hpp
+++ b/examples/common/common.hpp
@@ -1601,6 +1601,54 @@ struct SDGenerationParams {
         return true;
     }
 
+    static bool sanitize_lora_path(const std::string& lora_model_dir,
+                                   const std::string& raw_path_str,
+                                   fs::path& full_path) {
+        if (lora_model_dir.empty()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        fs::path raw_path(raw_path_str);
+
+        // Disallow absolute paths and '..' components
+        if (raw_path.is_absolute()) {
+            LOG_WARN("lora path must be relative: %s", raw_path_str.c_str());
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        for (const auto& part : raw_path) {
+            if (part == "..") {
+                LOG_WARN("lora path cannot contain '..': %s", raw_path_str.c_str());
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Construct and canonicalize paths
+        fs::path lora_dir(lora_model_dir);
+        full_path = lora_dir / raw_path;
+
+        auto canonical_lora_dir  = fs::weakly_canonical(lora_dir);
+        auto canonical_full_path = fs::weakly_canonical(full_path);
+
+        // Check if path is a directory
+        if (fs::is_directory(canonical_full_path)) {
+            LOG_WARN("lora path resolved to a directory, not a file: %s", raw_path_str.c_str());
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Verify path stays within lora directory
+        auto [root_end, nothing] = std::mismatch(
+            canonical_lora_dir.begin(), canonical_lora_dir.end(),
+            canonical_full_path.begin(), canonical_full_path.end());
+
+        if (root_end != canonical_lora_dir.end()) {
+            LOG_WARN("lora path is outside of the lora model directory: %s", raw_path_str.c_str());
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     void extract_and_remove_lora(const std::string& lora_model_dir) {
         if (lora_model_dir.empty()) {
             return;
@@ -1632,10 +1680,10 @@ struct SDGenerationParams {
             }
 
             fs::path final_path;
-            if (is_absolute_path(raw_path)) {
-                final_path = raw_path;
-            } else {
-                final_path = fs::path(lora_model_dir) / raw_path;
+            if (!sanitize_lora_path(lora_model_dir, raw_path, final_path)) {
+                tmp    = m.suffix().str();
+                prompt = std::regex_replace(prompt, re, "", std::regex_constants::format_first_only);
+                continue;
             }
             if (!fs::exists(final_path)) {
                 bool found = false;
diff --git a/examples/server/main.cpp b/examples/server/main.cpp
index c540958f8..69c75d322 100644
--- a/examples/server/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/server/main.cpp
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
     LOG_DEBUG("%s", default_gen_params.to_string().c_str());
 
     sd_ctx_params_t sd_ctx_params = ctx_params.to_sd_ctx_params_t(false, false, false);
+    ctx_params.lora_apply_mode = LORA_APPLY_AT_RUNTIME;
     sd_ctx_t* sd_ctx              = new_sd_ctx(&sd_ctx_params);
 
     if (sd_ctx == nullptr) {
@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (!gen_params.process_and_check(IMG_GEN, "")) {
+            if (!gen_params.process_and_check(IMG_GEN, ctx_params.lora_model_dir)) {
                 res.status = 400;
                 res.set_content(R"({"error":"invalid params"})", "application/json");
                 return;
@@ -592,7 +593,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (!gen_params.process_and_check(IMG_GEN, "")) {
+            if (!gen_params.process_and_check(IMG_GEN, ctx_params.lora_model_dir)) {
                 res.status = 400;
                 res.set_content(R"({"error":"invalid params"})", "application/json");
                 return;