diff --git a/.changeset/gentle-stingrays-repeat.md b/.changeset/gentle-stingrays-repeat.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5de2314a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gentle-stingrays-repeat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@verdaccio/local-storage': patch
+'@verdaccio/store': patch
+---
+
+fix: code scan issues
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 3ce590402..eab191b26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 name: 'Code scanning - action'
 
 on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - .github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+      - 'packages/**'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '**/*.txt'
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - .github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
       - 'packages/**'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '**/*.txt'
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 2 * * 4'
 
@@ -13,7 +23,7 @@ permissions:
 
 concurrency:
   group: code-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true    
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
   CodeQL-Build:
@@ -31,14 +41,14 @@ jobs:
           # a pull request then we can checkout the head.
           fetch-depth: 2
 
-      # If this run was triggered by a pull request event, then checkout
-      # the head of the pull request instead of the merge commit.
-      - run: git checkout HEAD^2
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
-
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@e2b3eafc8d227b0241d48be5f425d47c2d750a13 # v2
+        with:
+          config: |
+            paths-ignore:
+              - packages/config/test/partials/config/js/invalid.js
+              - packages/middleware/test/static/js
 
       # Override language selection by uncommenting this and choosing your languages
       # with:
diff --git a/packages/plugins/local-storage/src/local-database.ts b/packages/plugins/local-storage/src/local-database.ts
index f2b20dadb..375ab0535 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/local-storage/src/local-database.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/local-storage/src/local-database.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ class LocalDatabase extends pluginUtils.Plugin<{}> implements Storage {
   public async filterByQuery(results: searchUtils.SearchItemPkg[], query: searchUtils.SearchQuery) {
     // FUTURE: apply new filters, keyword, version, ...
     return results.filter((item: searchUtils.SearchItemPkg) => {
-      return item?.name?.match(query.text) !== null;
+      // Sanitize user input
+      const safeText = _.escapeRegExp(query.text);
+      return item?.name?.match(safeText) !== null;
     }) as searchUtils.SearchItemPkg[];
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/store/src/storage.ts b/packages/store/src/storage.ts
index 891fca2ee..14b4a710f 100644
--- a/packages/store/src/storage.ts
+++ b/packages/store/src/storage.ts
@@ -1405,6 +1405,9 @@ class Storage {
               throw errorUtils.getBadRequest(errorMessage);
             }
           }
+          if (tarball === '__proto__' || tarball === 'constructor' || tarball === 'prototype') {
+            throw errorUtils.getBadRequest('tarball name is not allowed');
+          }
           data._attachments[tarball].version = version;
         }