diff --git a/src-tauri/src/core/services/downloader.rs b/src-tauri/src/core/services/downloader.rs
index fc8b739..da04443 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/core/services/downloader.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/core/services/downloader.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+use std::io::Read;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ const MAX_CONCURRENT_DOWNLOADS: usize = 3;
 const PROGRESS_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(120);
 /// Automatic retries for transient failures (network blips, 429, 5xx).
 const MAX_ATTEMPTS: u32 = 3;
+/// Maximum allowed decompressed size for `info.json` (10 MB) to protect against zip bombs / DoS.
+const MAX_INFO_JSON_SIZE: u64 = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 /// Event payload for "download-updated" — mirrors the frontend QueueItem.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
@@ -459,7 +462,8 @@ fn verify_mod_zip_sync(path: &Path, expected_name: &str, expected_version: &str)
         if !entry.is_dir() && is_info_json {
             let name = entry_name.to_string();
             let mut s = String::new();
-            std::io::Read::read_to_string(&mut entry, &mut s)
+            // SECURITY: Bound decompressed size with take() to prevent zip bombs/unbounded memory allocation.
+            entry.take(MAX_INFO_JSON_SIZE).read_to_string(&mut s)
                 .map_err(|e| AppError::Parse(format!("could not read info.json: {e}")))?;
             let is_root = name == "info.json";
             info_json = Some((name, s));
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/core/services/mod_store.rs b/src-tauri/src/core/services/mod_store.rs
index 340fee3..224d405 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/core/services/mod_store.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/core/services/mod_store.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ use crate::models::{
 
 const MOD_LIST_FILE: &str = "mod-list.json";
 
+/// Maximum allowed decompressed size for `info.json` (10 MB) to protect against zip bombs / DoS.
+const MAX_INFO_JSON_SIZE: u64 = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Directory auto-detection (Phase 3)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -230,7 +233,7 @@ pub fn read_info_json(path: &Path) -> Result<InfoJson, AppError> {
     let mut raw: Option<String> = None;
     let mut nested: Option<String> = None;
     for i in 0..archive.len() {
-        let mut entry = archive
+        let entry = archive
             .by_index(i)
             .map_err(|e| AppError::Parse(format!("zip read error: {e}")))?;
         if entry.is_dir() {
@@ -239,14 +242,16 @@ pub fn read_info_json(path: &Path) -> Result<InfoJson, AppError> {
         let entry_name = entry.name().to_string();
         if entry_name == "info.json" || entry_name == "./info.json" {
             let mut s = String::new();
-            entry.read_to_string(&mut s)?;
+            // SECURITY: Bound decompressed size with take() to prevent zip bombs/unbounded memory allocation.
+            entry.take(MAX_INFO_JSON_SIZE).read_to_string(&mut s)?;
             raw = Some(s);
             break;
         } else if nested.is_none()
             && (entry_name.ends_with("/info.json") || entry_name.ends_with("\\info.json"))
         {
             let mut s = String::new();
-            entry.read_to_string(&mut s)?;
+            // SECURITY: Bound decompressed size with take() to prevent zip bombs/unbounded memory allocation.
+            entry.take(MAX_INFO_JSON_SIZE).read_to_string(&mut s)?;
             nested = Some(s);
         }
     }
@@ -1755,4 +1760,30 @@ mod tests {
 
         let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&temp_dir);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_oversized_info_json_is_truncated_safely() {
+        let temp_dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("axial-zipbomb-test-{}", std::process::id()));
+        let _ = fs::create_dir_all(&temp_dir);
+
+        let path = temp_dir.join("oversized_1.0.0.zip");
+        let file = fs::File::create(&path).unwrap();
+        let mut zip = zip::ZipWriter::new(file);
+        zip.start_file("info.json", zip::write::SimpleFileOptions::default()).unwrap();
+
+        // Write a valid json prefix followed by huge padding that exceeds MAX_INFO_JSON_SIZE
+        let prefix = b"{\"name\":\"oversized\",\"version\":\"1.0.0\",";
+        zip.write_all(prefix).unwrap();
+        // Write padding bytes (e.g. 11 MB of spaces)
+        let padding = vec![b' '; (MAX_INFO_JSON_SIZE + 1024) as usize];
+        zip.write_all(&padding).unwrap();
+        zip.write_all(b"}").unwrap();
+        zip.finish().unwrap();
+
+        // Attempting to read_info_json should truncate at MAX_INFO_JSON_SIZE and fail to parse as JSON cleanly
+        // rather than consuming infinite memory.
+        assert!(read_info_json(&path).is_err());
+
+        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&temp_dir);
+    }
 }