diff --git a/sagemaker-train/src/sagemaker/train/remote_function/runtime_environment/runtime_environment_manager.py b/sagemaker-train/src/sagemaker/train/remote_function/runtime_environment/runtime_environment_manager.py
index f4d95f5412..9cb0c7aee4 100644
--- a/sagemaker-train/src/sagemaker/train/remote_function/runtime_environment/runtime_environment_manager.py
+++ b/sagemaker-train/src/sagemaker/train/remote_function/runtime_environment/runtime_environment_manager.py
@@ -94,6 +94,50 @@ def from_dependency_file_path(dependency_file_path):
 class RuntimeEnvironmentManager:
     """Runtime Environment Manager class to manage runtime environment."""
 
+    def _validate_path(self, path: str) -> str:
+        """Validate and sanitize file path to prevent path traversal attacks.
+        
+        Args:
+            path (str): The file path to validate
+            
+        Returns:
+            str: The validated absolute path
+            
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If the path is invalid or contains suspicious patterns
+        """
+        if not path:
+            raise ValueError("Path cannot be empty")
+        
+        # Get absolute path to prevent path traversal
+        abs_path = os.path.abspath(path)
+        
+        # Check for null bytes (common in path traversal attacks)
+        if '\x00' in path:
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid path contains null byte: {path}")
+        
+        return abs_path
+
+    def _validate_env_name(self, env_name: str) -> None:
+        """Validate conda environment name to prevent command injection.
+        
+        Args:
+            env_name (str): The environment name to validate
+            
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If the environment name contains invalid characters
+        """
+        if not env_name:
+            raise ValueError("Environment name cannot be empty")
+        
+        # Allow only alphanumeric, underscore, and hyphen
+        import re
+        if not re.match(r'^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$', env_name):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Invalid environment name '{env_name}'. "
+                "Only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and hyphens are allowed."
+            )
+
     def snapshot(self, dependencies: str = None) -> str:
         """Creates snapshot of the user's environment
 
@@ -252,39 +296,50 @@ def _is_file_exists(self, dependencies):
 
     def _install_requirements_txt(self, local_path, python_executable):
         """Install requirements.txt file"""
-        cmd = f"{python_executable} -m pip install -r {local_path} -U"
-        logger.info("Running command: '%s' in the dir: '%s' ", cmd, os.getcwd())
+        # Validate path to prevent command injection
+        validated_path = self._validate_path(local_path)
+        cmd = [python_executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "-r", validated_path, "-U"]
+        logger.info("Running command: '%s' in the dir: '%s' ", " ".join(cmd), os.getcwd())
         _run_shell_cmd(cmd)
-        logger.info("Command %s ran successfully", cmd)
+        logger.info("Command %s ran successfully", " ".join(cmd))
 
     def _create_conda_env(self, env_name, local_path):
         """Create conda env using conda yml file"""
+        # Validate inputs to prevent command injection
+        self._validate_env_name(env_name)
+        validated_path = self._validate_path(local_path)
 
-        cmd = f"{self._get_conda_exe()} env create -n {env_name} --file {local_path}"
-        logger.info("Creating conda environment %s using: %s.", env_name, cmd)
+        cmd = [self._get_conda_exe(), "env", "create", "-n", env_name, "--file", validated_path]
+        logger.info("Creating conda environment %s using: %s.", env_name, " ".join(cmd))
         _run_shell_cmd(cmd)
         logger.info("Conda environment %s created successfully.", env_name)
 
     def _install_req_txt_in_conda_env(self, env_name, local_path):
         """Install requirements.txt in the given conda environment"""
+        # Validate inputs to prevent command injection
+        self._validate_env_name(env_name)
+        validated_path = self._validate_path(local_path)
 
-        cmd = f"{self._get_conda_exe()} run -n {env_name} pip install -r {local_path} -U"
-        logger.info("Activating conda env and installing requirements: %s", cmd)
+        cmd = [self._get_conda_exe(), "run", "-n", env_name, "pip", "install", "-r", validated_path, "-U"]
+        logger.info("Activating conda env and installing requirements: %s", " ".join(cmd))
         _run_shell_cmd(cmd)
         logger.info("Requirements installed successfully in conda env %s", env_name)
 
     def _update_conda_env(self, env_name, local_path):
         """Update conda env using conda yml file"""
+        # Validate inputs to prevent command injection
+        self._validate_env_name(env_name)
+        validated_path = self._validate_path(local_path)
 
-        cmd = f"{self._get_conda_exe()} env update -n {env_name} --file {local_path}"
-        logger.info("Updating conda env: %s", cmd)
+        cmd = [self._get_conda_exe(), "env", "update", "-n", env_name, "--file", validated_path]
+        logger.info("Updating conda env: %s", " ".join(cmd))
         _run_shell_cmd(cmd)
         logger.info("Conda env %s updated succesfully", env_name)
 
     def _export_conda_env_from_prefix(self, prefix, local_path):
         """Export the conda env to a conda yml file"""
 
-        cmd = f"{self._get_conda_exe()} env export -p {prefix} --no-builds > {local_path}"
+        cmd = [self._get_conda_exe(), "env", "export", "-p", prefix, "--no-builds", ">", local_path]
         logger.info("Exporting conda environment: %s", cmd)
         _run_shell_cmd(cmd)
         logger.info("Conda environment %s exported successfully", prefix)
@@ -402,19 +457,26 @@ def _run_pre_execution_command_script(script_path: str):
     return return_code, error_logs
 
 
-def _run_shell_cmd(cmd: str):
+def _run_shell_cmd(cmd: list):
     """This method runs a given shell command using subprocess
 
-    Raises RuntimeEnvironmentError if the command fails
+    Args:
+        cmd (list): Command and arguments as a list (e.g., ['pip', 'install', '-r', 'requirements.txt'])
+
+    Raises:
+        RuntimeEnvironmentError: If the command fails
+        ValueError: If cmd is not a list
     """
+    if not isinstance(cmd, list):
+        raise ValueError("Command must be a list of arguments for security reasons")
 
-    process = subprocess.Popen((cmd), stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)
+    process = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, shell=False)
 
     _log_output(process)
     error_logs = _log_error(process)
     return_code = process.wait()
     if return_code:
-        error_message = f"Encountered error while running command '{cmd}'. Reason: {error_logs}"
+        error_message = f"Encountered error while running command '{' '.join(cmd)}'. Reason: {error_logs}"
         raise RuntimeEnvironmentError(error_message)
 
 
diff --git a/sagemaker-train/tests/unit/train/remote_function/test_runtime_environment_manager.py b/sagemaker-train/tests/unit/train/remote_function/test_runtime_environment_manager.py
index 464e46db6d..78f22671dd 100644
--- a/sagemaker-train/tests/unit/train/remote_function/test_runtime_environment_manager.py
+++ b/sagemaker-train/tests/unit/train/remote_function/test_runtime_environment_manager.py
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ def test_runs_command_successfully(self, mock_popen, mock_log_output, mock_log_e
         mock_popen.return_value = mock_process
         mock_log_error.return_value = ""
         
-        _run_shell_cmd("echo test")
+        _run_shell_cmd(["echo", "test"])
         
         mock_popen.assert_called_once()
 
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ def test_runs_command_raises_error_on_failure(self, mock_popen, mock_log_output,
         mock_log_error.return_value = "Error message"
         
         with pytest.raises(RuntimeEnvironmentError):
-            _run_shell_cmd("false")
+            _run_shell_cmd(["false"])
 
 
 class TestLogOutput: