diff --git a/src/boxlite/resources/seatbelt/seatbelt_file_write_policy.sbpl b/src/boxlite/resources/seatbelt/seatbelt_file_write_policy.sbpl
index d950dae8c..aa1f36c7d 100644
--- a/src/boxlite/resources/seatbelt/seatbelt_file_write_policy.sbpl
+++ b/src/boxlite/resources/seatbelt/seatbelt_file_write_policy.sbpl
@@ -5,15 +5,28 @@
 ; Static write paths for temporary files.
 ; These are needed by many tools and libraries for temporary storage.
 ;
-; Box shared directory and user volumes are added dynamically by seatbelt.rs.
+; Box shared directory, box-scoped tmp, and user volumes are added dynamically
+; by seatbelt.rs.
 ;
 ; Why these paths are needed:
-;   - /private/tmp: Standard temporary directory (macOS canonical path)
-;   - /private/var/tmp: Alternative temporary directory
+;   - /private/tmp: Standard temporary directory (macOS canonical path).
+;     Required for the short binding-symlink parent `/tmp/bl-{uid}/{box_id}`
+;     (see src/boxlite/src/net/socket_path.rs — moved here in #742) and any
+;     tools using TempDir::new_in("/tmp").
+;   - /private/var/tmp: Alternative temporary directory used by some libs.
 ;
-; NOT allowed:
+; NOT allowed (intentionally narrower than older revisions):
+;   - /private/var/folders ($TMPDIR / DARWIN_USER_*_DIR): the shim's TMPDIR is
+;     redirected to the box-scoped tmp dir by configure_env() in
+;     src/boxlite/src/vmm/controller/spawn.rs whenever the built-in seatbelt
+;     profile is in effect, so the whole per-user temp tree never needs to be
+;     writable. Granting it would cover the entire per-user temp/cache tree
+;     (browser caches, app sqlite, token caches, …) for a dependency the shim
+;     no longer has. If you re-add a write grant here, scope it to a single
+;     subpath (e.g. via `sandbox-exec -D` like DARWIN_USER_CACHE_DIR), not the
+;     full tree.
 ;   - ~/.boxlite (could affect other boxes, image cache)
-;   - {box_dir} entirely (only shared/ subdirectory, added dynamically)
+;   - {box_dir} entirely (only shared/ and tmp/ subdirectories, added dynamically)
 ;   - System paths
 ;
 ; ============================================================================
@@ -24,9 +37,6 @@
     ; Using canonical paths (/private/tmp instead of /tmp symlink)
     (subpath "/private/tmp")
     (subpath "/private/var/tmp")
-    ; /private/var/folders: Per-user temp directory ($TMPDIR on macOS)
-    ; gvproxy creates Unix sockets here for VM networking
-    (subpath "/private/var/folders")
 )
 
 ; ============================================================================
@@ -34,5 +44,7 @@
 ; ============================================================================
 ; Dynamic write paths added by seatbelt.rs:
 ;   - {box_dir}/shared/ (guest-visible directory)
+;   - {box_dir}/tmp/ (box-scoped TMPDIR for shim + libkrun transient files)
+;   - {box_dir}/sockets/ + /tmp/bl-{uid}/{box_id}/ (gvproxy + control sockets)
 ;   - User volumes with read_only=false
 ; ============================================================================
diff --git a/src/boxlite/resources/seatbelt/seatbelt_network_policy.sbpl b/src/boxlite/resources/seatbelt/seatbelt_network_policy.sbpl
index 6cd6a544d..5d9ec0de7 100644
--- a/src/boxlite/resources/seatbelt/seatbelt_network_policy.sbpl
+++ b/src/boxlite/resources/seatbelt/seatbelt_network_policy.sbpl
@@ -23,6 +23,21 @@
 ; NETWORK OPERATIONS
 ; ============================================================================
 ; Allow all network connections (needed for gvproxy)
+;
+; TODO(security): `(allow network-inbound)` is broader than required. gvproxy
+; only needs inbound on host ports listed in the box's EXPOSE/port-mappings;
+; everything else could be denied. Implementation is non-trivial:
+;
+;   - port list is per-box runtime data → cannot use `sandbox-exec -D` (string
+;     substitution doesn't fit inside `(local tcp "*:N")`); must be built into
+;     the policy string by seatbelt.rs from NetworkBackendConfig.final_mappings
+;     before the shim is spawned.
+;   - SBPL `network-bind` vs `network-inbound` semantics must be pinned down:
+;     bind(2) is `network-bind`, accept(2)/UDP receive is `network-inbound`.
+;     Gvproxy needs both for forwarded ports and may also bind ephemeral ports
+;     for the NAT return path — validate before tightening or EXPOSE silently
+;     breaks.
+;   - Must run real macOS e2e with EXPOSE before merging.
 (allow network-outbound)
 (allow network-inbound)
 (allow system-socket)
diff --git a/src/boxlite/src/jailer/sandbox/seatbelt.rs b/src/boxlite/src/jailer/sandbox/seatbelt.rs
index b2efc69d6..d1f060286 100644
--- a/src/boxlite/src/jailer/sandbox/seatbelt.rs
+++ b/src/boxlite/src/jailer/sandbox/seatbelt.rs
@@ -522,6 +522,30 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(SEATBELT_FILE_WRITE_POLICY.contains("(subpath \"/private/var/tmp\")"));
     }
 
+    /// The static write policy must NOT grant the whole per-user temp/cache
+    /// tree (`/private/var/folders`, a.k.a. `$TMPDIR` / `DARWIN_USER_*_DIR`).
+    /// The shim's TMPDIR is redirected to a box-scoped path by
+    /// `configure_env()` in `vmm/controller/spawn.rs`, so no blanket grant is
+    /// needed under the built-in profile. If you re-add a grant here, scope it
+    /// to a single subpath (`-D` parameter), not the whole tree.
+    #[test]
+    fn test_file_write_policy_excludes_per_user_temp_tree() {
+        // Match the grant form, not bare mentions in doc comments. SBPL
+        // comments start with `;` so we look for `(subpath "..."` which is
+        // unambiguously a live allow expression.
+        for grant in [
+            "(subpath \"/private/var/folders\")",
+            "(subpath \"/private/var/folders/",
+        ] {
+            assert!(
+                !SEATBELT_FILE_WRITE_POLICY.contains(grant),
+                "static file-write policy must not grant `{grant}`; \
+                 shim TMPDIR is redirected to box-scoped tmp by \
+                 vmm/controller/spawn.rs::configure_env"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_dynamic_read_paths_empty() {
         let binary_path = PathBuf::from("/usr/local/bin/boxlite-shim");