diff --git a/internal/cmd/branch/connections/show.go b/internal/cmd/branch/connections/show.go
index 10b700c0f..78f980fb7 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/branch/connections/show.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/branch/connections/show.go
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func printHumanConnectionList(out io.Writer, list live.ConnectionList, topology
 			writeHumanField(out, "database", conn.DatabaseName)
 		}
 		fmt.Fprintln(out, "query:")
-		fmt.Fprintln(out, conn.QueryText)
+		fmt.Fprintln(out, live.SanitizeMultilineDisplayText(conn.QueryText))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func vitessHumanFields(conn live.Connection) [][2]string {
 }
 
 func writeHumanField(out io.Writer, name, value string) {
-	fmt.Fprintf(out, "%-16s %s\n", name+":", value)
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "%-16s %s\n", name+":", live.SanitizeDisplayText(value))
 }
 
 func unreachableInstanceWarning(instances []live.InstanceMeta) string {
diff --git a/internal/cmd/branch/connections/show_test.go b/internal/cmd/branch/connections/show_test.go
index 6ca9cbf49..0b75ffabb 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/branch/connections/show_test.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/branch/connections/show_test.go
@@ -119,6 +119,36 @@ func TestPrintHumanConnectionListUsesVerticalRecordsWithoutTruncatingQueryText(t
 	c.Assert(got, qt.Contains, "query:\n"+longQuery+"\n")
 }
 
+func TestPrintHumanConnectionListStripsTerminalEscapes(t *testing.T) {
+	c := qt.New(t)
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+
+	printHumanConnectionList(&out, live.ConnectionList{
+		CapturedAt: time.Date(2026, 4, 29, 12, 34, 56, 0, time.UTC),
+		Connections: []live.Connection{
+			{
+				PID:             42,
+				Instance:        "primary",
+				InstanceRole:    "primary",
+				State:           "active",
+				Username:        "alice\x1b[31m",
+				ApplicationName: "\x1b]52;c;YWJj\x07app",
+				ClientAddr:      "10.0.0.1\rSPOOF",
+				QueryText:       "SELECT 1\x1b]8;;https://evil.example\x07\nFROM t",
+			},
+		},
+	}, ListTopology{})
+
+	got := out.String()
+	c.Assert(got, qt.Not(qt.Contains), "\x1b")
+	c.Assert(got, qt.Not(qt.Contains), "\x07")
+	c.Assert(got, qt.Not(qt.Contains), "\r")
+	c.Assert(got, qt.Contains, "user:            alice[31m\n")
+	c.Assert(got, qt.Contains, "application:     ]52;c;YWJjapp\n")
+	c.Assert(got, qt.Contains, "client_addr:     10.0.0.1SPOOF\n")
+	c.Assert(got, qt.Contains, "query:\nSELECT 1]8;;https://evil.example\nFROM t\n")
+}
+
 func TestPrintListPostgresHumanUnchanged(t *testing.T) {
 	c := qt.New(t)
 	queryID := "primary-123-query"
diff --git a/internal/connections/sanitize.go b/internal/connections/sanitize.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b52f9e9ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/connections/sanitize.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package connections
+
+import "strings"
+
+// SanitizeDisplayText strips ASCII C0 controls, DEL, and C1 controls from text
+// that will be written to a terminal. Connection observability fields such as
+// query text, application_name, username, and client_addr can contain
+// attacker-controlled escape sequences (CSI/OSC) from anyone with connect
+// access to the observed branch.
+func SanitizeDisplayText(value string) string {
+	return strings.Map(func(r rune) rune {
+		switch {
+		case r < 0x20, r == 0x7f:
+			return -1
+		case r >= 0x80 && r <= 0x9f:
+			return -1
+		default:
+			return r
+		}
+	}, value)
+}
+
+// SanitizeMultilineDisplayText sanitizes each line of value while preserving
+// newline separators so multi-line query text stays readable in human output.
+func SanitizeMultilineDisplayText(value string) string {
+	if value == "" || !strings.Contains(value, "\n") {
+		return SanitizeDisplayText(value)
+	}
+	lines := strings.Split(value, "\n")
+	for i, line := range lines {
+		lines[i] = SanitizeDisplayText(line)
+	}
+	return strings.Join(lines, "\n")
+}
diff --git a/internal/connections/sanitize_test.go b/internal/connections/sanitize_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37e89c65c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/connections/sanitize_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package connections
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	qt "github.com/frankban/quicktest"
+)
+
+func TestSanitizeDisplayTextStripsControlsAndEscapes(t *testing.T) {
+	c := qt.New(t)
+
+	cases := map[string]struct {
+		in   string
+		want string
+	}{
+		"plain text unchanged": {
+			in:   "psql",
+			want: "psql",
+		},
+		"CSI color sequence": {
+			in:   "evil\x1b[31mred\x1b[0m",
+			want: "evil[31mred[0m",
+		},
+		"OSC-8 hyperlink": {
+			in:   "\x1b]8;;https://evil.example\x07label\x1b]8;;\x07",
+			want: "]8;;https://evil.examplelabel]8;;",
+		},
+		"OSC-52 clipboard": {
+			in:   "\x1b]52;c;YWJj\x07",
+			want: "]52;c;YWJj",
+		},
+		"BEL and CR overwrite": {
+			in:   "hide\rshown\x07",
+			want: "hideshown",
+		},
+		"embedded newline field spoof": {
+			in:   "app\npid:             1",
+			want: "apppid:             1",
+		},
+		"C1 CSI single-byte": {
+			in:   "x\u009b31my",
+			want: "x31my",
+		},
+		"DEL": {
+			in:   "a\x7fb",
+			want: "ab",
+		},
+		"empty": {
+			in:   "",
+			want: "",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, tc := range cases {
+		c.Run(name, func(c *qt.C) {
+			c.Assert(SanitizeDisplayText(tc.in), qt.Equals, tc.want)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSanitizeMultilineDisplayTextPreservesNewlines(t *testing.T) {
+	c := qt.New(t)
+
+	in := "select 1\x1b[31m\nfrom t\r\nwhere id = 1"
+	want := "select 1[31m\nfrom t\nwhere id = 1"
+	c.Assert(SanitizeMultilineDisplayText(in), qt.Equals, want)
+	c.Assert(SanitizeMultilineDisplayText("one line\x1b[0m"), qt.Equals, "one line[0m")
+	c.Assert(SanitizeMultilineDisplayText(""), qt.Equals, "")
+}
diff --git a/internal/connections/tui/blocking_graph_test.go b/internal/connections/tui/blocking_graph_test.go
index 0247ab540..9d462ed3f 100644
--- a/internal/connections/tui/blocking_graph_test.go
+++ b/internal/connections/tui/blocking_graph_test.go
@@ -136,3 +136,21 @@ func TestBlockerLabelDescribesAbsentAndCycleRows(t *testing.T) {
 	c.Assert(strings.Contains(label, "…"), qt.IsTrue)
 	c.Assert(strings.Contains(label, "qa-block-holde "), qt.IsFalse)
 }
+
+func TestBlockerLabelStripsTerminalEscapes(t *testing.T) {
+	c := qt.New(t)
+	label := blockerLabel(blockerRow{
+		PID:     42,
+		Present: true,
+		Connection: live.Connection{
+			ApplicationName: "\x1b]52;c;YWJj\x07holder",
+			State:           "active",
+			QueryText:       "SELECT 1\x1b[31m",
+		},
+	})
+	c.Assert(label, qt.Not(qt.Contains), "\x1b")
+	c.Assert(label, qt.Not(qt.Contains), "\x07")
+	c.Assert(stripANSI(label), qt.Contains, "]52;c;YWJjhol")
+	c.Assert(stripANSI(label), qt.Contains, "SELECT 1[31m")
+	c.Assert(stripANSI(label), qt.Not(qt.Contains), "holder") // truncated in the APP column
+}
diff --git a/internal/connections/tui/detail.go b/internal/connections/tui/detail.go
index c7eebdd28..02d854cf2 100644
--- a/internal/connections/tui/detail.go
+++ b/internal/connections/tui/detail.go
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ func renderConnectionRecord(fields [][2]string, query string, width int) []strin
 }
 
 func detailFieldValueLines(value string, width int) []string {
+	value = sanitizeFooterText(value)
 	rendered := detailFieldValue(value)
 	if strings.TrimSpace(value) == "" || width <= 0 || ansi.StringWidth(rendered) <= width {
 		return []string{rendered}
diff --git a/internal/connections/tui/detail_test.go b/internal/connections/tui/detail_test.go
index a22a53c04..a41e82c12 100644
--- a/internal/connections/tui/detail_test.go
+++ b/internal/connections/tui/detail_test.go
@@ -631,6 +631,32 @@ func TestDetailQueryTabRendersProcesslistRecord(t *testing.T) {
 	c.Assert(stripped, qt.Not(qt.Contains), "transaction_id:")
 }
 
+func TestDetailRecordAndStatusStripTerminalEscapes(t *testing.T) {
+	c := qt.New(t)
+	lines := connectionRecordLines(live.Connection{
+		PID:             5,
+		Instance:        "primary",
+		Username:        "bob\x1b[31m",
+		ApplicationName: "\x1b]52;c;YWJj\x07psql",
+		ClientAddr:      "127.0.0.1\rX",
+		QueryText:       "SELECT 1\x1b]8;;https://evil.example\x07",
+	}, connectionDisplayDefault, 120)
+	joined := strings.Join(lines, "\n")
+	c.Assert(joined, qt.Not(qt.Contains), "\x1b")
+	c.Assert(joined, qt.Not(qt.Contains), "\x07")
+	c.Assert(joined, qt.Not(qt.Contains), "\r")
+	c.Assert(joined, qt.Contains, "bob[31m")
+	c.Assert(joined, qt.Contains, "]52;c;YWJjpsql")
+	c.Assert(joined, qt.Contains, "127.0.0.1X")
+
+	status := renderConnectionStatus("→ selected connection", live.Connection{
+		PID:       5,
+		QueryText: "SELECT 1\x1b]52;c;YWJj\x07",
+	}, 120)
+	c.Assert(status, qt.Contains, "SELECT 1]52;c;YWJj")
+	c.Assert(status, qt.Not(qt.Contains), "\x1b")
+}
+
 func TestDetailProcesslistZeroDurationShowsNone(t *testing.T) {
 	c := qt.New(t)
 	view := stripANSI(renderDetail(detailState{
diff --git a/internal/connections/tui/table.go b/internal/connections/tui/table.go
index 1891caa60..bea5d19e6 100644
--- a/internal/connections/tui/table.go
+++ b/internal/connections/tui/table.go
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ func renderSelectedStatus(state tableState) string {
 
 	conn := state.List.Connections[state.Selected]
 	status := fmt.Sprintf("selected pid %d", conn.PID)
-	query := strings.Join(strings.Fields(conn.QueryText), " ")
+	query := strings.Join(strings.Fields(sanitizeFooterText(conn.QueryText)), " ")
 	if query != "" {
 		status += " | " + query
 	}
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ func renderSelectedStatus(state tableState) string {
 
 // queryPreview returns the collapsed query text shown in the final table column.
 func queryPreview(query string) string {
-	collapsed := strings.Join(strings.Fields(query), " ")
+	collapsed := strings.Join(strings.Fields(sanitizeFooterText(query)), " ")
 	return truncateRunes(collapsed, queryPreviewLimit)
 }
 
@@ -1031,6 +1031,7 @@ func appText(name string) string {
 }
 
 func appTextForWidth(name string, width int) string {
+	name = sanitizeFooterText(name)
 	if name == "" {
 		return "-"
 	}
@@ -1124,6 +1125,7 @@ func formatTime(t *time.Time) string {
 }
 
 func emptyDash(value string) string {
+	value = sanitizeFooterText(value)
 	if strings.TrimSpace(value) == "" {
 		return "-"
 	}
@@ -1317,10 +1319,5 @@ func truncateRunes(value string, limit int) string {
 }
 
 func sanitizeFooterText(value string) string {
-	return strings.Map(func(r rune) rune {
-		if r < 0x20 || r == 0x7f {
-			return -1
-		}
-		return r
-	}, value)
+	return live.SanitizeDisplayText(value)
 }
diff --git a/internal/connections/tui/table_test.go b/internal/connections/tui/table_test.go
index 3b6cb95df..70092cc22 100644
--- a/internal/connections/tui/table_test.go
+++ b/internal/connections/tui/table_test.go
@@ -559,6 +559,47 @@ func TestAppTextRightTruncatesLongNames(t *testing.T) {
 	c.Assert(appText("owner_writer_226"), qt.Equals, "owner_writer_2…")
 	c.Assert(appText("interactive_client_47"), qt.Equals, "interactive_c…")
 	c.Assert(appText("xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"), qt.Equals, "xxxxxxxxxxxxxx")
+	c.Assert(appText("\x1b]52;c;YWJj\x07writer"), qt.Equals, "]52;c;YWJjwri…")
+}
+
+func TestQueryPreviewAndSelectedStatusStripEscapes(t *testing.T) {
+	c := qt.New(t)
+	payload := "SELECT 1\x1b[31m FROM t\x1b]8;;https://evil.example\x07"
+	c.Assert(queryPreview(payload), qt.Equals, "SELECT 1[31m FROM t]8;;https://evil.example")
+	c.Assert(queryPreview(payload), qt.Not(qt.Contains), "\x1b")
+
+	status := renderSelectedStatus(tableState{
+		HasList:  true,
+		Selected: 0,
+		Width:    120,
+		List: live.ConnectionList{
+			Connections: []live.Connection{{
+				PID:       7,
+				QueryText: "SELECT pg_sleep(1)\x1b]52;c;YWJj\x07",
+			}},
+		},
+	})
+	c.Assert(status, qt.Contains, "selected pid 7")
+	c.Assert(status, qt.Contains, "SELECT pg_sleep(1)]52;c;YWJj")
+	c.Assert(status, qt.Not(qt.Contains), "\x1b")
+	c.Assert(status, qt.Not(qt.Contains), "\x07")
+}
+
+func TestBuildConnectionRowsSanitizesUntrustedCells(t *testing.T) {
+	c := qt.New(t)
+	headers, rows := buildConnectionRows([]live.Connection{{
+		PID:             9,
+		InstanceRole:    "primary",
+		State:           "active",
+		ApplicationName: "app\x1b[0m",
+		QueryText:       "SELECT 1\x1b]52;c;YWJj\x07",
+	}}, nil, 200, -1)
+
+	appIdx := indexOf(headers, "APP")
+	queryIdx := indexOf(headers, "QUERY")
+	c.Assert(rows[0][appIdx], qt.Equals, "app[0m")
+	c.Assert(rows[0][queryIdx], qt.Equals, "SELECT 1]52;c;YWJj")
+	c.Assert(strings.Join(rows[0], " "), qt.Not(qt.Contains), "\x1b")
 }
 
 func TestBuildConnectionRowsMarksSelectedRow(t *testing.T) {
@@ -986,6 +1027,8 @@ func TestEmptyDash(t *testing.T) {
 
 	c.Assert(emptyDash(" \t "), qt.Equals, "-")
 	c.Assert(emptyDash("app"), qt.Equals, "app")
+	c.Assert(emptyDash("\x1b[31mred\x1b[0m"), qt.Equals, "[31mred[0m")
+	c.Assert(emptyDash("\x1b]52;c;YWJj\x07"), qt.Equals, "]52;c;YWJj")
 }
 
 func TestClipLine(t *testing.T) {