diff --git a/src/cortex-cli/src/plugin_cmd.rs b/src/cortex-cli/src/plugin_cmd.rs
index 3ce99f23..937b476a 100644
--- a/src/cortex-cli/src/plugin_cmd.rs
+++ b/src/cortex-cli/src/plugin_cmd.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
 use clap::Parser;
 use notify::{Event, EventKind, RecommendedWatcher, RecursiveMode, Watcher};
 use serde::Serialize;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::path::{Component, Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 use std::sync::mpsc;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -703,6 +703,22 @@ fn get_plugins_dir() -> PathBuf {
         .unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from(".cortex/plugins"))
 }
 
+fn installed_plugin_path(plugins_dir: &Path, name: &str) -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    let mut components = Path::new(name).components();
+    let is_single_component = matches!(components.next(), Some(Component::Normal(_)))
+        && components.next().is_none()
+        && !name.chars().any(|c| matches!(c, '/' | '\\' | '\0'));
+
+    if name.is_empty() || !is_single_component {
+        bail!(
+            "Invalid plugin name '{}'. Use an installed plugin name, not a path.",
+            name
+        );
+    }
+
+    Ok(plugins_dir.join(name))
+}
+
 // =============================================================================
 // Plugin Scaffolding Functions
 // =============================================================================
@@ -1145,7 +1161,7 @@ fn copy_dir_recursive(src: &std::path::Path, dst: &std::path::Path) -> Result<()
 
 async fn run_remove(args: PluginRemoveArgs) -> Result<()> {
     let plugins_dir = get_plugins_dir();
-    let plugin_path = plugins_dir.join(&args.name);
+    let plugin_path = installed_plugin_path(&plugins_dir, &args.name)?;
 
     if !plugin_path.exists() {
         bail!("Plugin '{}' is not installed.", args.name);
@@ -1171,7 +1187,7 @@ async fn run_remove(args: PluginRemoveArgs) -> Result<()> {
 
 async fn run_enable(args: PluginEnableArgs) -> Result<()> {
     let plugins_dir = get_plugins_dir();
-    let plugin_path = plugins_dir.join(&args.name);
+    let plugin_path = installed_plugin_path(&plugins_dir, &args.name)?;
     let manifest_path = plugin_path.join("plugin.toml");
 
     if !manifest_path.exists() {
@@ -1192,7 +1208,7 @@ async fn run_enable(args: PluginEnableArgs) -> Result<()> {
 
 async fn run_disable(args: PluginDisableArgs) -> Result<()> {
     let plugins_dir = get_plugins_dir();
-    let plugin_path = plugins_dir.join(&args.name);
+    let plugin_path = installed_plugin_path(&plugins_dir, &args.name)?;
     let manifest_path = plugin_path.join("plugin.toml");
 
     if !manifest_path.exists() {
@@ -1213,7 +1229,7 @@ async fn run_disable(args: PluginDisableArgs) -> Result<()> {
 
 async fn run_show(args: PluginShowArgs) -> Result<()> {
     let plugins_dir = get_plugins_dir();
-    let plugin_path = plugins_dir.join(&args.name);
+    let plugin_path = installed_plugin_path(&plugins_dir, &args.name)?;
     let manifest_path = plugin_path.join("plugin.toml");
 
     if !manifest_path.exists() {
diff --git a/src/cortex-cli/tests/plugin_remove_path.rs b/src/cortex-cli/tests/plugin_remove_path.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3f92506
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cortex-cli/tests/plugin_remove_path.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use std::process::Command;
+
+use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+#[test]
+fn plugin_remove_rejects_absolute_path() {
+    let home_dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let outside_dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let target = outside_dir.path().join("srcplugin");
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&target).unwrap();
+    std::fs::write(target.join("plugin.toml"), "name = \"demo\"\n").unwrap();
+    std::fs::write(target.join("marker.txt"), "keep\n").unwrap();
+
+    let output = Command::new(env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_Cortex"))
+        .args(["plugin", "remove", "-y", target.to_str().unwrap()])
+        .env("HOME", home_dir.path())
+        .env_remove("CORTEX_HOME")
+        .output()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+    assert!(!output.status.success());
+    assert!(
+        stderr.contains("Invalid plugin name"),
+        "unexpected stderr: {stderr}"
+    );
+    assert!(target.exists(), "absolute plugin path was deleted");
+    assert!(target.join("marker.txt").exists());
+}