diff --git a/docker/entrypoint.sh b/docker/entrypoint.sh
index 83dc3be8..1ae736a6 100644
--- a/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,18 @@ if [ -n "${GH_TOKEN:-${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}}" ]; then
     git_config_count=$((git_config_count + 1))
     export "GIT_CONFIG_KEY_${git_config_count}=url.https://${git_host}/.insteadOf"
     export "GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_${git_config_count}=git@${git_host}:"
+    git_config_count=$((git_config_count + 1))
+
+    # Prevent automatic submodule operations from leaking the credential
+    # token to repositories not explicitly listed in the scan inventory.
+    # A malicious .gitmodules inside a scanned repository could otherwise
+    # trigger fetches to attacker-controlled repos on the same host,
+    # causing the credential helper to hand out the token.
+    export "GIT_CONFIG_KEY_${git_config_count}=submodule.recurse"
+    export "GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_${git_config_count}=false"
+    git_config_count=$((git_config_count + 1))
+    export "GIT_CONFIG_KEY_${git_config_count}=fetch.recurseSubmodules"
+    export "GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_${git_config_count}=false"
     export GIT_CONFIG_COUNT=$((git_config_count + 1))
 fi
 
diff --git a/docker/git-credential.sh b/docker/git-credential.sh
index afdf3f32..1851de5b 100644
--- a/docker/git-credential.sh
+++ b/docker/git-credential.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ if [ "${1:-}" != get ]; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
+# Refuse to hand out credentials when Git is operating inside a submodule.
+# Git sets GIT_DIR to a path under the parent repository's .git/modules/
+# directory during submodule operations, which distinguishes a submodule
+# fetch from a top-level clone. Without this guard a malicious .gitmodules
+# inside a scanned repository could point to another repo on the same host
+# and receive the scan credential token.
+case "${GIT_DIR:-}" in
+    */.git/modules/*|*.git/modules/*)
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+esac
+
 protocol=
 host=
 
diff --git a/sdk/typescript/src/multiscan.ts b/sdk/typescript/src/multiscan.ts
index 4795bcfd..39abaa4e 100644
--- a/sdk/typescript/src/multiscan.ts
+++ b/sdk/typescript/src/multiscan.ts
@@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ async function checkoutRevision(
       [
         "-c",
         "core.hooksPath=/dev/null",
+        "-c",
+        "submodule.recurse=false",
         ...buildGitHubCredentialArgs(githubHost),
         "-C",
         path,