diff --git a/SOURCES/0002-Validate-path-read-from-repomd.xml-RhBug-1866498.patch b/SOURCES/0002-Validate-path-read-from-repomd.xml-RhBug-1866498.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeb2858
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/0002-Validate-path-read-from-repomd.xml-RhBug-1866498.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+From 699d3ee7b8968b5586ceb53e07d678e702735609 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jaroslav Rohel <jrohel@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 08:35:28 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Validate path read from repomd.xml
+
+---
+ librepo/yum.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/librepo/yum.c b/librepo/yum.c
+index 3059188..529257b 100644
+--- a/librepo/yum.c
++++ b/librepo/yum.c
+@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
+ #define  BITS_IN_BYTE 8
+ 
+ #include <stdio.h>
++#include <libgen.h>
+ #include <assert.h>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <errno.h>
+@@ -770,6 +771,22 @@ prepare_repo_download_targets(LrHandle *handle,
+             continue;
+ 
+         char *location_href = record->location_href;
++
++        char *dest_dir = realpath(handle->destdir, NULL);
++        path = lr_pathconcat(handle->destdir, record->location_href, NULL);
++        char *requested_dir = realpath(dirname(path), NULL);
++        lr_free(path);
++        if (!g_str_has_prefix(requested_dir, dest_dir)) {
++            g_debug("%s: Invalid path: %s", __func__, location_href);
++            g_set_error(err, LR_YUM_ERROR, LRE_IO, "Invalid path: %s", location_href);
++            g_slist_free_full(*targets, (GDestroyNotify) lr_downloadtarget_free);
++            free(requested_dir);
++            free(dest_dir);
++            return FALSE;
++        }
++        free(requested_dir);
++        free(dest_dir);
++
+         gboolean is_zchunk = FALSE;
+         #ifdef WITH_ZCHUNK
+         if (handle->cachedir && record->header_checksum)
+-- 
+2.28.0
+
diff --git a/SPECS/librepo.spec b/SPECS/librepo.spec
index 1a8435f..94a19dd 100644
--- a/SPECS/librepo.spec
+++ b/SPECS/librepo.spec
@@ -27,13 +27,14 @@
 
 Name:           librepo
 Version:        1.11.0
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        Repodata downloading library
 
 License:        LGPLv2+
 URL:            https://github.com/rpm-software-management/librepo
 Source0:        %{url}/archive/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-Patch0:         0001-Create-a-directory-for-gpg-sockets-in-run-user-RhBug.patch
+Patch1:         0001-Create-a-directory-for-gpg-sockets-in-run-user-RhBug.patch
+Patch2:         0002-Validate-path-read-from-repomd.xml-RhBug-1866498.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  gcc
@@ -190,6 +191,9 @@ popd
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Aug 17 2020 Ales Matej <amatej@redhat.com> - 1.11.0-3
+- Validate paths read from repomd.xml (RhBug:1866498)
+
 * Fri Dec 06 2019 Lukas Hrazky <lhrazky@redhat.com> - 1.11.0-2
  - Create a directory for gpg sockets in /run/user/ (RhBug:1769831,1771012)