diff --git a/editors/vscode/client/PathValidator.ts b/editors/vscode/client/PathValidator.ts
index a1e1f834a2bae..7ac1096ba7907 100644
--- a/editors/vscode/client/PathValidator.ts
+++ b/editors/vscode/client/PathValidator.ts
@@ -11,23 +11,37 @@
  * Even though we are not using `shell: true`, it's a good practice to validate the input.
  */
 export function validateSafeBinaryPath(binary: string): boolean {
-  // Check for path traversal
-  if (binary.includes('..')) {
+  // Check for path traversal (including Windows variants)
+  if (binary.includes('..') || binary.includes('.\\')) {
     return false;
   }
 
   // Check for malicious characters or patterns
   // These characters are never expected in a binary path.
   // If any of these characters are present, we consider the path unsafe.
-  const maliciousPatterns = ['$', '&', ';', '|', '`', '>', '<', '!'];
+  const maliciousPatterns = [
+    // linux/macOS
+    '$',
+    '&',
+    ';',
+    '|',
+    '`',
+    '>',
+    '<',
+    '!',
+    // windows
+    '%',
+    '^',
+  ];
   for (const pattern of maliciousPatterns) {
     if (binary.includes(pattern)) {
       return false;
     }
   }
+
   // Check if the filename contains `oxc_language_server`
   // Malicious projects might try to point to a different binary.
-  if (!binary.includes('oxc_language_server')) {
+  if (!binary.replaceAll('\\', '/').toLowerCase().split('/').pop()?.includes('oxc_language_server')) {
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/editors/vscode/tests/PathValidator.spec.ts b/editors/vscode/tests/PathValidator.spec.ts
index 93d6a20388b82..f541896f3110d 100644
--- a/editors/vscode/tests/PathValidator.spec.ts
+++ b/editors/vscode/tests/PathValidator.spec.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,19 @@ suite('validateSafeBinaryPath', () => {
     strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('/opt/oxc_language_server'), true);
   });
 
+  test('should accept case variations of oxc_language_server', () => {
+    strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('OXC_LANGUAGE_SERVER'), true);
+    strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('OXC_LANGUAGE_SERVER.exe'), true);
+    strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('/usr/local/bin/OXC_LANGUAGE_SERVER'), true);
+    strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('C:\\Program Files\\OXC_LANGUAGE_SERVER.exe'), true);
+  });
+
   test('should reject paths with directory traversal', () => {
     strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('../oxc_language_server'), false);
     strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('../../oxc_language_server'), false);
     strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('/usr/local/../bin/oxc_language_server'), false);
     strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('..\\oxc_language_server'), false);
+    strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('.\\oxc_language_server'), false);
   });
 
   test('should reject paths with malicious characters', () => {
@@ -24,6 +32,10 @@ suite('validateSafeBinaryPath', () => {
     strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('oxc_language_server<input.txt'), false);
     strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('oxc_language_server`whoami`'), false);
     strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('oxc_language_server!'), false);
+
+    // windows specific
+    strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('oxc_language_server^&pause'), false);
+    strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('oxc_language_server & del /f *'), false);
   });
 
   test('should reject paths not containing oxc_language_server', () => {
@@ -32,5 +44,7 @@ suite('validateSafeBinaryPath', () => {
     strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath(''), false);
     strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('oxc_language'), false);
     strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('language_server'), false);
+    strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('/oxc_language_server/malicious'), false);
+    strictEqual(validateSafeBinaryPath('C:\\oxc_language_server\\evil.exe'), false);
   });
 });