diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7a7d48bf2..e04d6ccc4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ TEST = \
 BINARIES =  \
 	    dde-session-daemon \
 	    dde-system-daemon \
+	    dde-wallpaper-helper \
 	    grub2 \
 	    search \
 	    backlight_helper \
diff --git a/bin/dde-system-daemon/wallpaper.go b/bin/dde-system-daemon/wallpaper.go
index 545528b1f..68a9e0152 100644
--- a/bin/dde-system-daemon/wallpaper.go
+++ b/bin/dde-system-daemon/wallpaper.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 UnionTech Software Technology Co., Ltd.
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 - 2026 UnionTech Software Technology Co., Ltd.
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/md5"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -23,11 +25,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 const maxCount = 20
-const maxSize = 32 * 1024 * 1024
 const wallPaperDir = "/var/cache/wallpapers/custom-wallpapers/"
 const solidWallPaperPath = "/var/cache/wallpapers/custom-solidwallpapers/"
 const solidPrefix = "solid::"
 const polkitActionUserAdministration = "org.deepin.dde.accounts.user-administration"
+const wallpaperHelperPath = "/usr/lib/deepin-daemon/dde-wallpaper-helper"
 
 var wallPaperDirs = []string{
 	wallPaperDir,
@@ -41,7 +43,9 @@ const (
 
 func checkPath(path string, dirs []string) string {
 	for _, dir := range dirs {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(path, dir) {
+		// 确保目录路径以分隔符结尾，防止 "user1" 匹配 "user10"
+		prefix := dir + string(filepath.Separator)
+		if path == dir || strings.HasPrefix(path, prefix) {
 			return dir
 		}
 	}
@@ -210,6 +214,21 @@ func (d *Daemon) checkAuth(sender dbus.Sender) error {
 	return checkAuth(polkitActionUserAdministration, string(sender))
 }
 
+// readWallpaperSourceAsUser reads the wallpaper source file with the target
+// user's privileges. It executes dde-wallpaper-helper via runuser so the
+// kernel enforces the target user's file permissions, and the helper opens
+// the file atomically with O_NOFOLLOW to prevent TOCTOU races.
+func readWallpaperSourceAsUser(username string, file string) ([]byte, error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command("runuser", "-u", username, "--", wallpaperHelperPath, file)
+	var stderr bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+	src, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("permission denied, %s is not allowed to read this file:%s: %s", username, file, strings.TrimSpace(stderr.String()))
+	}
+	return src, nil
+}
+
 func (d *Daemon) SaveCustomWallPaper(sender dbus.Sender, username string, file string) (string, *dbus.Error) {
 	var err error
 	var isSolid bool = false
@@ -219,18 +238,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) SaveCustomWallPaper(sender dbus.Sender, username string, file s
 		file = strings.TrimPrefix(file, solidPrefix)
 		isSolid = true
 	}
-	info, err := os.Stat(file)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Warning(err)
-		return "", dbusutil.ToError(err)
-	}
-
-	if info.Size() > maxSize {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("file size %d > %d", info.Size(), maxSize)
-		logger.Warning(err)
-		return "", dbusutil.ToError(err)
-	}
-	dirs, _ := GetUserDirs(username)
+	dirs, err := GetUserDirs(username)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Warning(err)
@@ -253,7 +261,13 @@ func (d *Daemon) SaveCustomWallPaper(sender dbus.Sender, username string, file s
 		err = fmt.Errorf("%s not allowed to set %s wallpaper", user.Username, username)
 		return "", dbusutil.ToError(err)
 	}
-	md5sum, _ := dutils.SumFileMd5(file)
+
+	src, err := readWallpaperSourceAsUser(username, file)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Warning(err)
+		return "", dbusutil.ToError(err)
+	}
+	md5sum := fmt.Sprintf("%x", md5.Sum(src))
 
 	var prefix string
 	if isSolid {
@@ -279,17 +293,6 @@ func (d *Daemon) SaveCustomWallPaper(sender dbus.Sender, username string, file s
 	if dutils.IsFileExist(destFile) {
 		return destFile, nil
 	}
-	src, err := exec.Command("runuser", []string{
-		"-u",
-		username,
-		"--",
-		"cat",
-		file,
-	}...).Output()
-	if err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("permission denied, %s is not allowed to read this file:%s", username, file)
-		return "", dbusutil.ToError(err)
-	}
 
 	err = os.WriteFile(destFile, src, 0644)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/bin/dde-wallpaper-helper/main.go b/bin/dde-wallpaper-helper/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf3295a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/dde-wallpaper-helper/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 UnionTech Software Technology Co., Ltd.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+// maxSize matches the limit enforced by dde-system-daemon's SaveCustomWallPaper.
+const maxSize = 32 * 1024 * 1024
+
+func main() {
+	if len(os.Args) != 2 {
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "usage: dde-wallpaper-helper <file>")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	file := os.Args[1]
+
+	// Open with O_NOFOLLOW to atomically reject symlinks — this is the
+	// core TOCTOU defence. All subsequent operations use the returned fd.
+	fd, err := unix.Open(file, unix.O_RDONLY|unix.O_NOFOLLOW|unix.O_CLOEXEC, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	f := os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), file)
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	info, err := f.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	if !info.Mode().IsRegular() {
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "file %s is not a regular file\n", file)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	if info.Size() > maxSize {
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "file size %d exceeds limit %d\n", info.Size(), maxSize)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	_, err = io.Copy(os.Stdout, f)
+	if err != nil {
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}