diff --git a/src/dev/vfs.ts b/src/dev/vfs.ts
index 4b4af3e64e..c77aca4ac8 100644
--- a/src/dev/vfs.ts
+++ b/src/dev/vfs.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,14 @@ export function createVFSHandler(nitro: Nitro) {
       // Socket is readable/writable but has no port info
       socket?.readable && socket?.writable && !socket?.remotePort;
 
-    const ip = getRequestIP(event, { xForwardedFor: isUnixSocket });
+    const ip = getRequestIP(event, { xForwardedFor: false });
+
+    if (isUnixSocket) {
+      throw new HTTPError({
+        statusText: "VFS access not available on Unix socket",
+        status: 403,
+      });
+    }
 
     const isLocalRequest = ip && /^::1$|^127\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/.test(ip);
     if (!isLocalRequest) {
diff --git a/test/unit/vfs-security.test.ts b/test/unit/vfs-security.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae5cf5d16e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/vfs-security.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { mockEvent } from "h3";
+import { createVFSHandler } from "../../src/dev/vfs.ts";
+import type { Nitro } from "nitro/types";
+
+function createMockNitro() {
+  return {
+    options: { rootDir: "/test/root" },
+    vfs: new Map([["/test/root/test.js", { render: () => "test content" }]]),
+  } as unknown as Nitro;
+}
+
+// Mock a socket that appears to be a Unix socket
+function createUnixSocketMock() {
+  return {
+    remoteAddress: undefined,
+    localAddress: undefined,
+    remotePort: undefined,
+    readable: true,
+    writable: true,
+    address: () => ({}),
+  } as any;
+}
+
+// Mock a regular network socket
+function createNetworkSocketMock(ip: string) {
+  return {
+    remoteAddress: ip,
+    localAddress: "127.0.0.1",
+    remotePort: 12345,
+    readable: true,
+    writable: true,
+    address: () => ({ address: ip, port: 12345 }),
+  } as any;
+}
+
+// Create a mock event with socket
+function createMockEvent(
+  socket: any,
+  headers: Record<string, string> = {},
+  params: Record<string, string> = {}
+) {
+  const event = mockEvent("http://localhost/_vfs", {
+    headers,
+  });
+  // Attach the socket to the runtime.node.req (runtime is readonly, use defineProperty)
+  Object.defineProperty(event, "runtime", {
+    value: {
+      node: {
+        req: { socket },
+      },
+    },
+    writable: false,
+    configurable: true,
+  });
+  event.context.params = params;
+  return event;
+}
+
+describe("VFS Security - X-Forwarded-For spoofing on Unix socket", () => {
+  it("should reject requests with spoofed X-Forwarded-For header on Unix socket", async () => {
+    const mockNitro = createMockNitro();
+
+    const handler = createVFSHandler(mockNitro);
+
+    // Create a mock Unix socket event with spoofed X-Forwarded-For
+    const unixSocket = createUnixSocketMock();
+    const event = createMockEvent(unixSocket, {
+      "x-forwarded-for": "127.0.0.1",
+    });
+
+    // This should throw 403 because Unix socket access is denied
+    await expect(handler(event)).rejects.toThrow("VFS access not available on Unix socket");
+  });
+
+  it("should reject requests without X-Forwarded-For on Unix socket", async () => {
+    const mockNitro = createMockNitro();
+
+    const handler = createVFSHandler(mockNitro);
+
+    // Create a mock Unix socket event without X-Forwarded-For
+    const unixSocket = createUnixSocketMock();
+    const event = createMockEvent(unixSocket, {});
+
+    // Should reject because Unix socket access is denied
+    await expect(handler(event)).rejects.toThrow("VFS access not available on Unix socket");
+  });
+
+  it("should reject requests from non-local IP on regular network socket", async () => {
+    const mockNitro = createMockNitro();
+
+    const handler = createVFSHandler(mockNitro);
+
+    // Create a mock network socket from external IP
+    const networkSocket = createNetworkSocketMock("192.168.1.100");
+    const event = createMockEvent(networkSocket, {});
+
+    // Should reject because IP is not local
+    await expect(handler(event)).rejects.toThrow("Forbidden IP");
+  });
+
+  it("should NOT trust X-Forwarded-For header on regular network socket", async () => {
+    const mockNitro = createMockNitro();
+
+    const handler = createVFSHandler(mockNitro);
+
+    // Create a mock network socket from external IP with spoofed X-Forwarded-For
+    const networkSocket = createNetworkSocketMock("192.168.1.100");
+    const event = createMockEvent(networkSocket, {
+      "x-forwarded-for": "127.0.0.1",
+    });
+
+    // Should reject because X-Forwarded-For is not trusted on network sockets
+    await expect(handler(event)).rejects.toThrow("Forbidden IP");
+  });
+});