diff --git a/configuration/buffer-section.md b/configuration/buffer-section.md
index f78a0ba5..28ec067d 100644
--- a/configuration/buffer-section.md
+++ b/configuration/buffer-section.md
@@ -278,6 +278,29 @@ Any key is acceptable as a chunk key. If a key other than specified in the chunk
 </match>
 ```
 
+### Path Boundary Validation
+
+Since v1.19.3, Fluentd validates the values substituted into `${tag}` and `${key}` placeholders to prevent unintended path traversal. Because tags and record fields come from incoming events, an unexpected event could otherwise make a plugin like `out_file` create or access a file outside of the intended directory.
+
+A value is rejected if it contains a parent directory reference \(`../` or `..\`\) or if it begins with a path separator \(`/` or `\`\):
+
+```text
+# tag: "../etc/cron.d" or "/etc/passwd"
+<match **>
+  @type file
+  path /data/${tag}/access.log  #=> Fluent::UnrecoverableError
+  <buffer tag>
+    # ...
+  </buffer>
+</match>
+```
+
+The validation also detects the case where an invalid component appears only after the substitution, e.g. `${a}${b}` where `a` is `.` and `b` is `./`. A `../` written in the configuration itself is not affected.
+
+`Fluent::UnrecoverableError` is raised when the validation fails, so the chunk is not retried. It is moved to `secondary` or the backup directory. See [Handling Unrecoverable Errors](../buffer/#handling-unrecoverable-errors).
+
+Note that this validation is applied only where a placeholder is actually used. A tag containing `../` is harmless as long as the target parameter has no `${tag}` placeholder.
+
 ### Chunk ID
 
 `${chunk_id}` will be replaced with internal chunk id. No need to specify `chunk_id` in chunk keys.
@@ -582,4 +605,3 @@ With `exponential_backoff`, `retry_wait` interval will be calculated as below:
   * = `2^k - 1` by default
 
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diff --git a/plugin-development/api-plugin-output.md b/plugin-development/api-plugin-output.md
index b6950c1b..b2cbb19d 100644
--- a/plugin-development/api-plugin-output.md
+++ b/plugin-development/api-plugin-output.md
@@ -346,6 +346,10 @@ It extracts placeholders in the given string using the values in chunk.
 
 Return value is a `String`.
 
+Since v1.19.3, this method raises `Fluent::UnrecoverableError` if a value substituted into `${tag}` or `${key}` attempts a path traversal, e.g. a tag containing `../` or beginning with `/`. See [Path Boundary Validation](../configuration/buffer-section.md#path-boundary-validation).
+
+Since the check lives in this method, every plugin using it is protected without any change. If your plugin builds paths from tags or record fields on its own, without `#extract_placeholders`, you need to validate them yourself.
+
 ### `#commit_write(chunk_id)`
 
 It tells Fluentd that the specified chunk should be committed. That chunk will be purged after this method call.