diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/history.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/history.rs
index 8db6969..56c4e99 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/history.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/history.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ pub async fn verify_commits(
 
 trait VerificationRunner {
     fn git_config_get(&self, repo_path: &str, key: &str) -> Result<Option<String>, String>;
+    fn git_config_get_global(&self, repo_path: &str, key: &str) -> Result<Option<String>, String>;
     fn verify_signatures(
         &self,
         repo_path: &str,
@@ -106,6 +107,31 @@ impl VerificationRunner for ProcessVerificationRunner {
         })
     }
 
+    fn git_config_get_global(&self, repo_path: &str, key: &str) -> Result<Option<String>, String> {
+        let mut command = crate::configured_git_command();
+        command.current_dir(repo_path);
+        let output = command
+            .args(["config", "--global", "--get", key])
+            .output()
+            .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
+
+        if output.status.success() {
+            let value = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string();
+            return Ok((!value.is_empty()).then_some(value));
+        }
+
+        if output.status.code() == Some(1) {
+            return Ok(None);
+        }
+
+        let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).trim().to_string();
+        Err(if stderr.is_empty() {
+            format!("Failed to get git config {key}")
+        } else {
+            stderr
+        })
+    }
+
     fn verify_signatures(
         &self,
         repo_path: &str,
@@ -349,8 +375,10 @@ fn effective_gpg_program(
     repo_path: &str,
     runner: &impl VerificationRunner,
 ) -> Result<String, String> {
-    if let Ok(Some(program)) = runner.git_config_get(repo_path, "gpg.program") {
-        return Ok(program);
+    if let Ok(Some(program)) = runner.git_config_get_global(repo_path, "gpg.program") {
+        if let Some(validated) = validate_gpg_program_path(&program) {
+            return Ok(validated);
+        }
     }
 
     #[cfg(windows)]
@@ -363,6 +391,27 @@ fn effective_gpg_program(
     Ok("gpg".to_string())
 }
 
+/// Accepts command names and existing absolute files, but not relative paths.
+fn validate_gpg_program_path(program: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let trimmed = program.trim().trim_matches('"');
+    if trimmed.is_empty() {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    let path = Path::new(trimmed);
+
+    let is_path_like = path.is_absolute() || trimmed.contains('/') || trimmed.contains('\\');
+
+    if is_path_like {
+        if path.is_absolute() && path.is_file() {
+            return Some(trimmed.to_string());
+        }
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    Some(trimmed.to_string())
+}
+
 fn signature_key_type(commit_text: &str) -> Option<String> {
     if commit_text.contains("-----BEGIN SSH SIGNATURE-----") {
         return Some("ssh".to_string());
@@ -387,7 +436,7 @@ mod tests {
         verification_succeeds: bool,
         verification_stderr: Option<String>,
         key_types: HashMap<String, String>,
-        gpg_program: Option<String>,
+        global_gpg_program: Option<String>,
     }
 
     impl FakeRunner {
@@ -402,7 +451,7 @@ mod tests {
                 verification_succeeds: true,
                 verification_stderr: None,
                 key_types: HashMap::new(),
-                gpg_program: None,
+                global_gpg_program: None,
             }
         }
 
@@ -423,18 +472,25 @@ mod tests {
             self
         }
 
-        fn with_gpg_program(mut self, program: &str) -> Self {
-            self.gpg_program = Some(program.to_string());
+        fn with_global_gpg_program(mut self, program: &str) -> Self {
+            self.global_gpg_program = Some(program.to_string());
             self
         }
     }
 
     impl VerificationRunner for FakeRunner {
         fn git_config_get(&self, _repo_path: &str, key: &str) -> Result<Option<String>, String> {
-            Ok(match key {
-                "gpg.program" => self.gpg_program.clone(),
-                _ => None,
-            })
+            Ok((key == "gpg.program").then(|| "repository-controlled-gpg".to_string()))
+        }
+
+        fn git_config_get_global(
+            &self,
+            _repo_path: &str,
+            key: &str,
+        ) -> Result<Option<String>, String> {
+            Ok((key == "gpg.program")
+                .then(|| self.global_gpg_program.clone())
+                .flatten())
         }
 
         fn verify_signatures(
@@ -524,14 +580,14 @@ mod tests {
             "a\x1fG\x1fAlice\x1fABC123\x1fABC123",
         ])
         .with_key_type("a", "gpg")
-        .with_gpg_program("/usr/local/bin/gpg");
+        .with_global_gpg_program("gpg");
         let results = verify_commit_signatures("/repo", &["a".to_string()], true, &runner)
             .expect("verification should complete");
 
         assert_eq!(results[0].status, SignatureStatus::Verified);
         assert_eq!(
             runner.fetched_keys.borrow().as_slice(),
-            &["/usr/local/bin/gpg ABC123".to_string()]
+            &["gpg ABC123".to_string()]
         );
         assert_eq!(
             runner.verified_hashes.borrow().as_slice(),
@@ -599,6 +655,42 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(error, "fatal: bad revision");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn validate_gpg_program_accepts_simple_command_names() {
+        assert_eq!(validate_gpg_program_path("gpg"), Some("gpg".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(validate_gpg_program_path("gpg2"), Some("gpg2".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(
+            validate_gpg_program_path("  gpg  "),
+            Some("gpg".to_string())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn validate_gpg_program_rejects_relative_paths() {
+        assert_eq!(validate_gpg_program_path("./gpg"), None);
+        assert_eq!(validate_gpg_program_path("../gpg"), None);
+        assert_eq!(validate_gpg_program_path("bin/gpg"), None);
+        assert_eq!(validate_gpg_program_path(".\\gpg"), None);
+        assert_eq!(validate_gpg_program_path("..\\gpg"), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn validate_gpg_program_rejects_nonexistent_absolute_paths() {
+        assert_eq!(validate_gpg_program_path("/nonexistent/path/to/gpg"), None);
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        assert_eq!(
+            validate_gpg_program_path("C:\\nonexistent\\path\\to\\gpg.exe"),
+            None
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn validate_gpg_program_rejects_empty_values() {
+        assert_eq!(validate_gpg_program_path(""), None);
+        assert_eq!(validate_gpg_program_path("  "), None);
+        assert_eq!(validate_gpg_program_path("\"\""), None);
+    }
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]