diff --git a/src/API/CustomEmployeeManager.cs b/src/API/CustomEmployeeManager.cs
index 9b4512b6..dfdbfcb4 100644
--- a/src/API/CustomEmployeeManager.cs
+++ b/src/API/CustomEmployeeManager.cs
@@ -889,6 +889,13 @@ private static void SetPortrait(Transform card, string employeeId)
             var portraitTransform = card.Find("Image");
             if (portraitTransform == null) return;
 
+            // [Security] Prevent path traversal on dynamically constructed image path
+            if (employeeId.IndexOfAny(Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars()) >= 0 || employeeId.Contains(".."))
+            {
+                CrashLog.Log($"[Security] SetPortrait: Invalid characters in employeeId={employeeId}");
+                return;
+            }
+
             string assetsDir = Path.Combine(MelonEnvironment.UserDataDirectory, "ModAssets");
             string? imagePath = null;
             foreach (var ext in new[] { ".jpg", ".png" })
diff --git a/src/GameLayer/Patches/Networking/CablePositionsPatch.cs b/src/GameLayer/Patches/Networking/CablePositionsPatch.cs
index 84c3f50c..997264fa 100644
--- a/src/GameLayer/Patches/Networking/CablePositionsPatch.cs
+++ b/src/GameLayer/Patches/Networking/CablePositionsPatch.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,13 @@ public static void SetBaseId(int baseId)
         }
         while (Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref _nextCableId, baseId + 1, current) != current);
 
-        MelonLogger.Msg($"[CablePatch] Cable ID counter set to {baseId + 1}");
+        try { LogSetBaseId(baseId + 1); } catch { }
+    }
+
+    [System.Runtime.CompilerServices.MethodImpl(System.Runtime.CompilerServices.MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
+    private static void LogSetBaseId(int val)
+    {
+        MelonLogger.Msg($"[CablePatch] Cable ID counter set to {val}");
     }
 
     public static int PeekNextId() => _nextCableId;