diff --git a/plugins/llm-security/scanners/lib/git-clone.mjs b/plugins/llm-security/scanners/lib/git-clone.mjs
index 868cb74..7f9ef3a 100644
--- a/plugins/llm-security/scanners/lib/git-clone.mjs
+++ b/plugins/llm-security/scanners/lib/git-clone.mjs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //   node git-clone.mjs cleanup <dir>                  → removes temp directory
 //   node git-clone.mjs validate <url>                 → exits 0 if valid GitHub URL, 1 if not
 
-import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, existsSync, realpathSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, existsSync, realpathSync, readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
 import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
@@ -120,6 +120,45 @@ function buildSandboxedClone(tmpDir, gitArgs) {
   return { cmd: 'git', args: innerGitArgs, sandbox: null };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Scan a freshly cloned repo for .gitattributes filter/diff/merge directives.
+ * Filter drivers run on checkout via `smudge`/`clean` commands; even after the
+ * sandboxed clone completes, downstream consumers that check out files outside
+ * the sandbox can trigger arbitrary code via these drivers. Returns a list of
+ * advisory entries; caller is responsible for surfacing them to stderr.
+ *
+ * @param {string} repoDir Cloned-repo path
+ * @returns {{kind: 'filter'|'diff'|'merge', driver: string, line: number, raw: string}[]}
+ */
+export function scanGitAttributes(repoDir) {
+  const attrPath = join(repoDir, '.gitattributes');
+  if (!existsSync(attrPath)) return [];
+  let text;
+  try {
+    text = readFileSync(attrPath, 'utf8');
+  } catch {
+    return [];
+  }
+  const warnings = [];
+  const lines = text.split('\n');
+  for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+    const raw = lines[i];
+    const stripped = raw.replace(/#.*$/, '');
+    if (!stripped.trim()) continue;
+    const re = /\b(filter|diff|merge)\s*=\s*(\S+)/g;
+    let m;
+    while ((m = re.exec(stripped)) !== null) {
+      warnings.push({
+        kind: m[1],
+        driver: m[2],
+        line: i + 1,
+        raw: raw.trim(),
+      });
+    }
+  }
+  return warnings;
+}
+
 // Export for testing
 export {
   GIT_SANDBOX_CONFIG, GIT_SANDBOX_ENV, buildSandboxProfile, buildBwrapArgs,
@@ -188,6 +227,15 @@ switch (command) {
       }
     }
 
+    // Post-clone .gitattributes filter-driver advisory
+    const attrWarnings = scanGitAttributes(tmpDir);
+    for (const w of attrWarnings) {
+      console.error(`clone: MEDIUM: .gitattributes ${w.kind} driver "${w.driver}" on line ${w.line}: ${w.raw}`);
+    }
+    if (attrWarnings.length > 0) {
+      console.error('clone: filter drivers run on checkout — verify the smudge/clean commands before moving the clone outside the sandbox.');
+    }
+
     process.stdout.write(tmpDir + '\n');
     break;
   }
diff --git a/plugins/llm-security/tests/lib/git-clone-gitattributes.test.mjs b/plugins/llm-security/tests/lib/git-clone-gitattributes.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b6c584
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/llm-security/tests/lib/git-clone-gitattributes.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+// git-clone-gitattributes.test.mjs — Tests for E12 .gitattributes filter-driver advisory
+// Pure-function tests for scanGitAttributes(); the CLI path is exercised
+// indirectly via the existing git-clone-sandbox.test.mjs suite.
+
+import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { mkdtempSync, writeFileSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+
+const { scanGitAttributes } = await import('../../scanners/lib/git-clone.mjs');
+
+function makeRepo(contents) {
+  const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'gitattr-test-'));
+  if (contents !== null) {
+    writeFileSync(join(dir, '.gitattributes'), contents);
+  }
+  return dir;
+}
+
+describe('scanGitAttributes', () => {
+  it('flags filter driver directive (LFS-style)', () => {
+    const dir = makeRepo('*.txt filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text\n');
+    try {
+      const warnings = scanGitAttributes(dir);
+      const kinds = warnings.map(w => w.kind).sort();
+      assert.deepEqual(kinds, ['diff', 'filter', 'merge']);
+      assert.equal(warnings[0].driver, 'lfs');
+      assert.equal(warnings[0].line, 1);
+      assert.ok(warnings[0].raw.includes('filter=lfs'));
+    } finally {
+      rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('flags custom filter driver', () => {
+    const dir = makeRepo('secrets.* filter=encrypt diff=encrypt\n');
+    try {
+      const warnings = scanGitAttributes(dir);
+      assert.equal(warnings.length, 2);
+      assert.ok(warnings.find(w => w.kind === 'filter' && w.driver === 'encrypt'));
+      assert.ok(warnings.find(w => w.kind === 'diff' && w.driver === 'encrypt'));
+    } finally {
+      rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('returns empty array when .gitattributes is absent', () => {
+    const dir = makeRepo(null);
+    try {
+      const warnings = scanGitAttributes(dir);
+      assert.deepEqual(warnings, []);
+    } finally {
+      rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('returns empty array on empty .gitattributes', () => {
+    const dir = makeRepo('');
+    try {
+      assert.deepEqual(scanGitAttributes(dir), []);
+    } finally {
+      rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('returns empty array when only blank lines and comments', () => {
+    const dir = makeRepo('# comment line\n\n# filter=trap inside comment\n  \n');
+    try {
+      assert.deepEqual(scanGitAttributes(dir), []);
+    } finally {
+      rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('ignores trailing inline comments after stripping', () => {
+    const dir = makeRepo('*.bin -text  # filter=trap (this is a comment)\n');
+    try {
+      assert.deepEqual(scanGitAttributes(dir), []);
+    } finally {
+      rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('reports correct line numbers across multi-line files', () => {
+    const dir = makeRepo([
+      '# hardening',
+      '* -text',
+      '',
+      '*.lfs filter=lfs',
+      'docs/* diff=astextplain',
+    ].join('\n') + '\n');
+    try {
+      const warnings = scanGitAttributes(dir);
+      const filter = warnings.find(w => w.kind === 'filter');
+      const diff = warnings.find(w => w.kind === 'diff');
+      assert.equal(filter.line, 4);
+      assert.equal(filter.driver, 'lfs');
+      assert.equal(diff.line, 5);
+      assert.equal(diff.driver, 'astextplain');
+    } finally {
+      rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('handles unreadable .gitattributes by returning empty array', () => {
+    // Pass a path that exists as file (not directory) so existsSync says yes
+    // but join(path, '.gitattributes') is invalid — emulates a read error
+    // gracefully by passing a non-directory location.
+    const result = scanGitAttributes('/does/not/exist/at/all');
+    assert.deepEqual(result, []);
+  });
+});