diff --git a/pkg/modules/libreoffice/api/libreoffice.go b/pkg/modules/libreoffice/api/libreoffice.go
index 4d2962a..a04a950 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/libreoffice/api/libreoffice.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/libreoffice/api/libreoffice.go
@@ -70,11 +70,13 @@ func (p *libreOfficeProcess) Start(logger *slog.Logger) error {
 
 	// LibreOffice fetches external content (OOXML images via
 	// TargetMode=External, RTF INCLUDEPICTURE, ODT linked images) inside
-	// its own libcurl. Route those fetches through the in-process proxy
-	// so the chromium/webhook SSRF filters apply.
-	if err := writeSofficeProxyConfig(userProfileDirPath, proxy.Addr()); err != nil {
+	// its own libcurl. The profile config routes those fetches through the
+	// in-process proxy so the chromium/webhook SSRF filters apply, and
+	// blocks content linked from untrusted locations so absolute-path
+	// (file://) and direct fetches are dropped at the source.
+	if err := writeSofficeProfileConfig(userProfileDirPath, proxy.Addr()); err != nil {
 		_ = proxy.Stop(context.Background())
-		return fmt.Errorf("write soffice proxy config: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("write soffice profile config: %w", err)
 	}
 	sofficeEnv := sofficeProxyEnv(os.Environ(), proxy.Addr())
 
diff --git a/pkg/modules/libreoffice/api/proxy.go b/pkg/modules/libreoffice/api/proxy.go
index e8b369c..100f937 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/libreoffice/api/proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/libreoffice/api/proxy.go
@@ -245,13 +245,26 @@ var hopByHopHeaders = []string{
 	"Upgrade",
 }
 
-// sofficeProxyConfigTmpl is the registrymodifications.xcu fragment that
-// tells soffice's UCB layer to route every HTTP and HTTPS fetch through
-// proxyHost:proxyPort. The %s placeholders accept the proxy host and
-// port respectively (host first, port second, repeated for HTTP and
-// HTTPS).
-const sofficeProxyConfigTmpl = `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+// sofficeProfileConfigTmpl is the registrymodifications.xcu the soffice
+// daemon loads at startup. It does two things:
+//
+//  1. Routes every HTTP and HTTPS fetch through proxyHost:proxyPort so
+//     soffice's own libcurl fetches hit the in-process SSRF proxy.
+//  2. Sets BlockUntrustedRefererLinks so soffice refuses to load content
+//     linked from a document that sits in an untrusted location.
+//
+// The second setting closes the local-read and direct-fetch vectors the
+// proxy cannot see. A document that links an absolute path
+// (file:///etc/...) or any URL is loaded from the per-request temp dir,
+// which is never a trusted location, so soffice drops the linked content
+// instead of resolving it. Embedded content (stored inside the document)
+// is unaffected.
+//
+// The %s placeholders accept the proxy host and port respectively (host
+// first, port second, repeated for HTTP and HTTPS).
+const sofficeProfileConfigTmpl = `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <oor:items xmlns:oor="http://openoffice.org/2001/registry" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+  <item oor:path="/org.openoffice.Office.Common/Security/Scripting"><prop oor:name="BlockUntrustedRefererLinks" oor:op="fuse"><value>true</value></prop></item>
   <item oor:path="/org.openoffice.Inet/Settings"><prop oor:name="ooInetProxyType" oor:op="fuse"><value>1</value></prop></item>
   <item oor:path="/org.openoffice.Inet/Settings"><prop oor:name="ooInetHTTPProxyName" oor:op="fuse"><value>%s</value></prop></item>
   <item oor:path="/org.openoffice.Inet/Settings"><prop oor:name="ooInetHTTPProxyPort" oor:op="fuse"><value>%s</value></prop></item>
@@ -261,10 +274,11 @@ const sofficeProxyConfigTmpl = `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 </oor:items>
 `
 
-// writeSofficeProxyConfig drops a registrymodifications.xcu file into
+// writeSofficeProfileConfig drops a registrymodifications.xcu file into
 // userProfileDirPath/user/ that points soffice's UCB layer at proxyAddr
-// for both HTTP and HTTPS. proxyAddr must be a host:port pair.
-func writeSofficeProxyConfig(userProfileDirPath, proxyAddr string) error {
+// for both HTTP and HTTPS and blocks linked content from untrusted
+// locations. proxyAddr must be a host:port pair.
+func writeSofficeProfileConfig(userProfileDirPath, proxyAddr string) error {
 	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(proxyAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("split proxy address %q: %w", proxyAddr, err)
@@ -276,7 +290,7 @@ func writeSofficeProxyConfig(userProfileDirPath, proxyAddr string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create soffice user profile directory: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	body := fmt.Sprintf(sofficeProxyConfigTmpl, host, port, host, port)
+	body := fmt.Sprintf(sofficeProfileConfigTmpl, host, port, host, port)
 	err = os.WriteFile(userDir+"/registrymodifications.xcu", []byte(body), 0o600)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("write registrymodifications.xcu: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/modules/libreoffice/api/proxy_test.go b/pkg/modules/libreoffice/api/proxy_test.go
index 18773e3..efb4dd1 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/libreoffice/api/proxy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/libreoffice/api/proxy_test.go
@@ -280,11 +280,11 @@ func TestLibreOfficeProxy_StopIsIdempotent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestWriteSofficeProxyConfig(t *testing.T) {
+func TestWriteSofficeProfileConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 
-	if err := writeSofficeProxyConfig(dir, "127.0.0.1:9876"); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("writeSofficeProxyConfig: %v", err)
+	if err := writeSofficeProfileConfig(dir, "127.0.0.1:9876"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("writeSofficeProfileConfig: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	body, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(dir, "user", "registrymodifications.xcu"))
@@ -297,6 +297,9 @@ func TestWriteSofficeProxyConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		`ooInetHTTPProxyName`, `<value>127.0.0.1</value>`,
 		`ooInetHTTPProxyPort`, `<value>9876</value>`,
 		`ooInetHTTPSProxyName`, `ooInetHTTPSProxyPort`,
+		// Blocks linked content from untrusted locations, closing the
+		// file:// local-read and direct-fetch vectors the proxy cannot see.
+		`BlockUntrustedRefererLinks`, `<value>true</value>`,
 	} {
 		if !strings.Contains(string(body), want) {
 			t.Errorf("xcu missing %q\nfull body:\n%s", want, body)
@@ -304,8 +307,8 @@ func TestWriteSofficeProxyConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestWriteSofficeProxyConfig_InvalidAddr(t *testing.T) {
-	err := writeSofficeProxyConfig(t.TempDir(), "not-a-host-port")
+func TestWriteSofficeProfileConfig_InvalidAddr(t *testing.T) {
+	err := writeSofficeProfileConfig(t.TempDir(), "not-a-host-port")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for malformed proxy address")
 	}
diff --git a/test/integration/features/libreoffice_convert.feature b/test/integration/features/libreoffice_convert.feature
index ffb8bf3..d659347 100644
--- a/test/integration/features/libreoffice_convert.feature
+++ b/test/integration/features/libreoffice_convert.feature
@@ -939,3 +939,28 @@ Feature: /forms/libreoffice/convert
     Then the response header "Content-Type" should be "application/pdf"
     Then there should be 1 PDF(s) in the response
     Then the "foo.pdf" PDF should have 1 page(s)
+
+  # An embedded image is stored inside the document, not linked, so blocking
+  # untrusted linked content leaves it untouched. Guards against over-blocking.
+  @libreoffice-linked-content
+  Scenario: POST /forms/libreoffice/convert (Embedded Image Survives)
+    Given I have a default Gotenberg container
+    When I make a "POST" request to Gotenberg at the "/forms/libreoffice/convert" endpoint with the following form data and header(s):
+      | files                     | testdata/libreoffice-embedded-image.fodt | file   |
+      | Gotenberg-Output-Filename | foo                                      | header |
+    Then the response status code should be 200
+    Then there should be 1 PDF(s) in the response
+    Then the "foo.pdf" PDF should have 1 image(s)
+
+  # An uploaded document always loads from an untrusted location, so soffice
+  # refuses to resolve any content it links (absolute file:// path or external
+  # URL). Closes the SSRF and local-file-read vector.
+  @libreoffice-linked-content
+  Scenario: POST /forms/libreoffice/convert (Linked External Resource Blocked)
+    Given I have a default Gotenberg container
+    When I make a "POST" request to Gotenberg at the "/forms/libreoffice/convert" endpoint with the following form data and header(s):
+      | files                     | testdata/libreoffice-linked-external.fodt | file   |
+      | Gotenberg-Output-Filename | foo                                       | header |
+    Then the response status code should be 200
+    Then there should be 1 PDF(s) in the response
+    Then the "foo.pdf" PDF should have 0 image(s)
diff --git a/test/integration/testdata/libreoffice-embedded-image.fodt b/test/integration/testdata/libreoffice-embedded-image.fodt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab7f7dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/testdata/libreoffice-embedded-image.fodt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<office:document xmlns:office="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:office:1.0" xmlns:text="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:text:1.0" xmlns:draw="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:drawing:1.0" xmlns:svg="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:svg-compatible:1.0" office:version="1.2" office:mimetype="application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text">
+ <office:body><office:text>
+  <text:p>An embedded image is stored in the document and must survive.</text:p>
+  <text:p><draw:frame text:anchor-type="as-char" svg:width="3cm" svg:height="3cm"><draw:image><office:binary-data>iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAIAAACQd1PeAAAADElEQVR4nGP4z8AAAAMBAQDJ/pLvAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC</office:binary-data></draw:image></draw:frame></text:p>
+ </office:text></office:body>
+</office:document>
diff --git a/test/integration/testdata/libreoffice-linked-external.fodt b/test/integration/testdata/libreoffice-linked-external.fodt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b44b1e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/testdata/libreoffice-linked-external.fodt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<office:document xmlns:office="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:office:1.0" xmlns:text="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:text:1.0" xmlns:draw="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:drawing:1.0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:svg="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:svg-compatible:1.0" office:version="1.2" office:mimetype="application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text">
+ <office:body><office:text>
+  <text:p>An image linked by absolute path outside the document folder must not load.</text:p>
+  <text:p><draw:frame text:anchor-type="as-char" svg:width="3cm" svg:height="3cm"><draw:image xlink:href="file:///usr/lib/libreoffice/share/gallery/backgrounds/giraffe.png" xlink:type="simple" xlink:show="embed" xlink:actuate="onLoad"/></draw:frame></text:p>
+ </office:text></office:body>
+</office:document>