diff --git a/src/js/utils/pathHelpers.js b/src/js/utils/pathHelpers.js
index ecf0a26..1eb3b37 100644
--- a/src/js/utils/pathHelpers.js
+++ b/src/js/utils/pathHelpers.js
@@ -55,10 +55,23 @@ export function resolveRelativePath(basePath, relativePath) {
 export function normalizePath(path) {
   if (!path) return '';
 
-  return path
+  const cleanPath = path
     .replace(/\\/g, '/') // Convert backslashes to forward slashes
     .replace(/\/+/g, '/') // Collapse multiple slashes
     .replace(/^\/|\/$/g, ''); // Remove leading/trailing slashes
+
+  const segments = cleanPath.split('/');
+  const stack = [];
+
+  for (const segment of segments) {
+    if (segment === '..') {
+      stack.pop();
+    } else if (segment !== '.' && segment !== '') {
+      stack.push(segment);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return stack.join('/');
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/unit/services/LinkNavigationService.test.js b/tests/unit/services/LinkNavigationService.test.js
index 7409590..42f0480 100644
--- a/tests/unit/services/LinkNavigationService.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/services/LinkNavigationService.test.js
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ describe('LinkNavigationService', () => {
         name: 'test.md',
         path: 'docs/test.md',
         handle: mockFileHandle,
+        anchor: null,
       });
     });
 
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ describe('LinkNavigationService', () => {
         name: 'test.md',
         path: 'docs/test.md',
         handle: mockFileHandle,
+        anchor: null,
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/pathHelpers.test.js b/tests/unit/utils/pathHelpers.test.js
index 47b7122..7445736 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/pathHelpers.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/pathHelpers.test.js
@@ -236,10 +236,7 @@ describe('pathHelpers', () => {
     });
 
     it('should handle normalized paths that resolve outside root', () => {
-      // Normalization converts 'docs/../secret' to 'secret'
-      // The implementation normalizes the path but doesn't prevent paths that resolved outside root
-      // It only checks if the normalized path starts with '..' or is empty
-      expect(isWithinRoot('docs/../secret', 'docs')).toBe(true); // 'secret' is valid normalized path
+      expect(isWithinRoot('docs/../secret', 'docs')).toBe(false);
     });
 
     it('should allow nested paths within root', () => {