diff --git a/chfs-ng/internal/api/server.go b/chfs-ng/internal/api/server.go
index a49ff2c..ed136af 100644
--- a/chfs-ng/internal/api/server.go
+++ b/chfs-ng/internal/api/server.go
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ func (s *Server) remove(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if len(items) == 0 {
 		items = r.Form["path"]
 	}
+	paths := make([]string, 0, len(items))
 	for _, raw := range items {
 		if unsafePath(raw) {
 			writeJSONError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid parameter")
@@ -340,6 +341,11 @@ func (s *Server) remove(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			writeJSONError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "has no privilege")
 			return
 		}
+		paths = append(paths, p)
+	}
+	// Preflight every target before mutating anything, so a multi-file delete
+	// cannot partially succeed when a later item is forbidden.
+	for _, p := range paths {
 		if e := s.removePath(p); e != nil {
 			http.Error(w, e.Error(), 500)
 			return
@@ -881,6 +887,12 @@ func davSafePath(name string) (string, error) {
 	return p, nil
 }
 
+func sameOrDescendantPath(src, dst string) bool {
+	src = strings.Trim(path.Clean("/"+src), "/")
+	dst = strings.Trim(path.Clean("/"+dst), "/")
+	return src == dst || (src != "" && strings.HasPrefix(dst, src+"/"))
+}
+
 func (f *webdavStorageFS) info(name string) (*webdav.FileInfo, error) {
 	p, err := davSafePath(name)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1023,6 +1035,9 @@ func (f *webdavStorageFS) Copy(ctx context.Context, name, dest string, opts *web
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
+	if sameOrDescendantPath(src, dst) {
+		return false, webdav.NewHTTPError(http.StatusConflict, fmt.Errorf("destination is inside source"))
+	}
 	if opts != nil && opts.NoOverwrite {
 		if _, err := f.store.Stat(dst); err == nil {
 			return false, webdav.NewHTTPError(http.StatusPreconditionFailed, fmt.Errorf("destination exists"))
@@ -1088,6 +1103,9 @@ func (f *webdavStorageFS) Move(ctx context.Context, name, dest string, opts *web
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
+	if sameOrDescendantPath(src, dst) {
+		return false, webdav.NewHTTPError(http.StatusConflict, fmt.Errorf("destination is inside source"))
+	}
 	if opts == nil || opts.NoOverwrite {
 		if _, err := f.store.Stat(dst); err == nil {
 			return false, webdav.NewHTTPError(http.StatusPreconditionFailed, fmt.Errorf("destination exists"))
diff --git a/chfs-ng/internal/api/webdav_test.go b/chfs-ng/internal/api/webdav_test.go
index 72e0188..2c936c4 100644
--- a/chfs-ng/internal/api/webdav_test.go
+++ b/chfs-ng/internal/api/webdav_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,26 @@ func TestSameWebDAVDestinationHost(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestWebDAVStorageFSRejectsDestinationInsideSource(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(root, "src", "child"), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, "src", "file.txt"), []byte("x"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	fs := &webdavStorageFS{store: storage.Local{Root: root}}
+	if _, err := fs.Copy(context.Background(), "/src", "/src/child/copy", &webdav.CopyOptions{}); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("copying a directory into its descendant should fail")
+	}
+	if _, err := fs.Move(context.Background(), "/src", "/src/child/moved", &webdav.MoveOptions{}); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("moving a directory into its descendant should fail")
+	}
+	if _, err := fs.Copy(context.Background(), "/src", "/src", &webdav.CopyOptions{}); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("copying a resource onto itself should fail")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestWebDAVStorageFSCopyAndMove(t *testing.T) {
 	root1 := t.TempDir()
 	root2 := t.TempDir()
diff --git a/chfs-ng/internal/storage/storage.go b/chfs-ng/internal/storage/storage.go
index 1ab6608..2a845a2 100644
--- a/chfs-ng/internal/storage/storage.go
+++ b/chfs-ng/internal/storage/storage.go
@@ -97,10 +97,36 @@ func (s Local) Create(path string) (*os.File, error) {
 }
 func (s Local) Remove(path string) error {
 	p, e := s.real(path)
-	if e != nil {
+	if e == nil {
+		return os.RemoveAll(p)
+	}
+	// A final symlink that points outside the root is still safe to delete:
+	// remove the link itself, but never follow it to its target. Validate its
+	// parent through real() so nested symlink escapes remain rejected.
+	clean := strings.TrimPrefix(filepath.Clean("/"+path), string(filepath.Separator))
+	if clean == "" {
 		return e
 	}
-	return os.RemoveAll(p)
+	parent := filepath.ToSlash(filepath.Dir(clean))
+	if parent == "." {
+		parent = ""
+	}
+	if _, parentErr := s.real(parent); parentErr != nil {
+		return e
+	}
+	root, rootErr := filepath.Abs(s.Root)
+	if rootErr != nil {
+		return e
+	}
+	root, rootErr = filepath.EvalSymlinks(root)
+	if rootErr != nil {
+		return e
+	}
+	candidate := filepath.Join(root, filepath.FromSlash(clean))
+	if info, lstatErr := os.Lstat(candidate); lstatErr == nil && info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+		return os.Remove(candidate)
+	}
+	return e
 }
 
 func (s Local) Trash(path string) error {
diff --git a/chfs-ng/internal/storage/storage_test.go b/chfs-ng/internal/storage/storage_test.go
index 9e85e7c..6f351c7 100644
--- a/chfs-ng/internal/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/chfs-ng/internal/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,29 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+func TestLocalRemoveSymlinkDoesNotDeleteTarget(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	outside := t.TempDir()
+	target := filepath.Join(outside, "secret.txt")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(target, []byte("keep"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	link := filepath.Join(root, "link")
+	if err := os.Symlink(target, link); err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("symlink unavailable: %v", err)
+	}
+	store := Local{Root: root}
+	if err := store.Remove("link"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("remove symlink: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(target); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("symlink removal must not delete target: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Lstat(link); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("symlink should be removed, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestLocalRejectsSymlinkEscapeAndAllowsNestedCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	root := t.TempDir()
 	outside := t.TempDir()