diff --git a/hermes_cli/web_server.py b/hermes_cli/web_server.py
index ca4e5b02ec0..4f5aa98b2e4 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/web_server.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/web_server.py
@@ -1186,6 +1186,20 @@ _FS_READDIR_HIDDEN = {
     "target",
     "venv",
 }
+
+# Filenames that must never be listed, read, or downloaded through the
+# managed-files API.  These typically contain credentials (API keys, tokens)
+# and exposing them through the dashboard file browser is a security leak —
+# see issue #57505.
+_SENSITIVE_FILENAMES: frozenset[str] = frozenset({
+    ".env",
+    ".env.local",
+    ".env.production",
+    ".env.development",
+    ".env.staging",
+    ".env.test",
+    ".env.backup",
+})
 _FS_DATA_URL_MAX_BYTES = 16 * 1024 * 1024
 _FS_TEXT_SOURCE_MAX_BYTES = 64 * 1024 * 1024
 _FS_TEXT_PREVIEW_MAX_BYTES = 512 * 1024
@@ -1616,7 +1630,11 @@ async def list_managed_files(request: Request, path: Optional[str] = None):
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Path is not a directory")
 
     try:
-        entries = [_managed_file_entry(policy, child) for child in target.iterdir()]
+        entries = [
+            _managed_file_entry(policy, child)
+            for child in target.iterdir()
+            if child.name not in _SENSITIVE_FILENAMES
+        ]
     except PermissionError:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Directory is not readable")
     except OSError as exc:
@@ -1642,6 +1660,8 @@ async def read_managed_file(request: Request, path: str):
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="File not found")
     if not target.is_file():
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Path is not a file")
+    if target.name in _SENSITIVE_FILENAMES:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Access to sensitive files is not allowed")
 
     try:
         size = target.stat().st_size
@@ -1684,6 +1704,8 @@ async def download_managed_file(request: Request, path: str):
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="File not found")
     if not target.is_file():
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Path is not a file")
+    if target.name in _SENSITIVE_FILENAMES:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Access to sensitive files is not allowed")
 
     try:
         size = target.stat().st_size
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_files.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_files.py
index b295f0ab998..b72e75c3fd9 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_files.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_files.py
@@ -488,3 +488,48 @@ def test_stream_upload_cleans_temp_on_cancellation(forced_files_client):
     # ... and no .upload temp file was left behind.
     leftovers = [p.name for p in target.parent.iterdir() if ".upload" in p.name]
     assert leftovers == [], f"temp upload files leaked on cancellation: {leftovers}"
+
+
+def test_sensitive_env_files_hidden_from_listing(forced_files_client):
+    """Regression test for #57505: .env files must not appear in directory listings."""
+    client, root = forced_files_client
+
+    # Create a regular file and a .env file.
+    root.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    regular = root / "config.txt"
+    regular.write_text("safe content")
+    env_file = root / ".env"
+    env_file.write_text("SECRET_KEY=abc123")
+    env_local = root / ".env.local"
+    env_local.write_text("LOCAL_SECRET=def456")
+
+    listing = client.get("/api/files", params={"path": str(root)})
+    assert listing.status_code == 200
+    names = [e["name"] for e in listing.json()["entries"]]
+    assert "config.txt" in names
+    assert ".env" not in names
+    assert ".env.local" not in names
+
+
+def test_sensitive_env_files_blocked_read(forced_files_client):
+    """Regression test for #57505: .env files must not be readable."""
+    client, root = forced_files_client
+
+    root.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    env_file = root / ".env"
+    env_file.write_text("SECRET_KEY=abc123")
+
+    resp = client.get("/api/files/read", params={"path": str(env_file)})
+    assert resp.status_code == 403
+
+
+def test_sensitive_env_files_blocked_download(forced_files_client):
+    """Regression test for #57505: .env files must not be downloadable."""
+    client, root = forced_files_client
+
+    root.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    env_file = root / ".env"
+    env_file.write_text("SECRET_KEY=abc123")
+
+    resp = client.get("/api/files/download", params={"path": str(env_file)})
+    assert resp.status_code == 403