diff --git a/filebeat/datadog_checks/filebeat/filebeat.py b/filebeat/datadog_checks/filebeat/filebeat.py
index db4fc4e3bb..60dce499e1 100644
--- a/filebeat/datadog_checks/filebeat/filebeat.py
+++ b/filebeat/datadog_checks/filebeat/filebeat.py
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ def _process_registry(self, config):
 
     def _parse_registry_file(self, registry_file_path):
         try:
+            if ".." in registry_file_path:
+                raise Exception("Invalid file path")
             with open(registry_file_path) as registry_file:
                 return json.load(registry_file)
         except IOError as ex: