diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7a2d82d8..f20e0e4b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ checksum = "9fc0510504f03c51ada170672ac806f1f105a88aa97a5281117e1ddc3368e51a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ffplayout"
-version = "0.22.3"
+version = "0.23.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ffplayout-api"
-version = "0.22.3"
+version = "0.23.0"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-files",
  "actix-multipart",
@@ -1330,6 +1330,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "faccess",
  "ffplayout-lib",
  "futures-util",
+ "home",
  "jsonwebtoken",
  "lazy_static",
  "lexical-sort",
@@ -1357,13 +1358,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ffplayout-lib"
-version = "0.22.3"
+version = "0.23.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "crossbeam-channel",
  "derive_more",
  "ffprobe",
  "file-rotate",
+ "home",
  "lazy_static",
  "lettre",
  "lexical-sort",
@@ -3587,7 +3589,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tests"
-version = "0.22.3"
+version = "0.23.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "crossbeam-channel",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index df1ca2fa..c619d299 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ default-members = ["ffplayout-api", "ffplayout-engine", "tests"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.22.3"
+version = "0.23.0"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/ffplayout/ffplayout"
 authors = ["Jonathan Baecker <jonbae77@gmail.com>"]
diff --git a/ffplayout-api/Cargo.toml b/ffplayout-api/Cargo.toml
index 96d1b1ab..ef2c9855 100644
--- a/ffplayout-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ffplayout-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ clap = { version = "4.3", features = ["derive"] }
 derive_more = "0.99"
 faccess = "0.2"
 futures-util = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
+home = "0.5"
 jsonwebtoken = "9"
 lazy_static = "1.4"
 lexical-sort = "0.3"
diff --git a/ffplayout-api/src/api/routes.rs b/ffplayout-api/src/api/routes.rs
index 514c5a62..3eab3073 100644
--- a/ffplayout-api/src/api/routes.rs
+++ b/ffplayout-api/src/api/routes.rs
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ pub async fn gen_playlist(
             let mut path_list = vec![];
 
             for path in paths {
-                let (p, _, _) = norm_abs_path(&config.storage.path, path);
+                let (p, _, _) = norm_abs_path(&config.storage.path, path)?;
 
                 path_list.push(p);
             }
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ async fn get_file(
     let (config, _) = playout_config(&pool.into_inner(), &id).await?;
     let storage_path = config.storage.path;
     let file_path = req.match_info().query("filename");
-    let (path, _, _) = norm_abs_path(&storage_path, file_path);
+    let (path, _, _) = norm_abs_path(&storage_path, file_path)?;
     let file = actix_files::NamedFile::open(path)?;
 
     Ok(file
diff --git a/ffplayout-api/src/utils/errors.rs b/ffplayout-api/src/utils/errors.rs
index 3ca1b79e..dc5d418d 100644
--- a/ffplayout-api/src/utils/errors.rs
+++ b/ffplayout-api/src/utils/errors.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ pub enum ServiceError {
     #[display(fmt = "Conflict: {_0}")]
     Conflict(String),
 
+    #[display(fmt = "Forbidden: {_0}")]
+    Forbidden(String),
+
     #[display(fmt = "Unauthorized: {_0}")]
     Unauthorized(String),
 
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ impl ResponseError for ServiceError {
             }
             ServiceError::BadRequest(ref message) => HttpResponse::BadRequest().json(message),
             ServiceError::Conflict(ref message) => HttpResponse::Conflict().json(message),
+            ServiceError::Forbidden(ref message) => HttpResponse::Forbidden().json(message),
             ServiceError::Unauthorized(ref message) => HttpResponse::Unauthorized().json(message),
             ServiceError::NoContent(ref message) => HttpResponse::NoContent().json(message),
             ServiceError::ServiceUnavailable(ref message) => {
diff --git a/ffplayout-api/src/utils/files.rs b/ffplayout-api/src/utils/files.rs
index 14903cd9..4dca58e3 100644
--- a/ffplayout-api/src/utils/files.rs
+++ b/ffplayout-api/src/utils/files.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use std::{
 use actix_multipart::Multipart;
 use actix_web::{web, HttpResponse};
 use futures_util::TryStreamExt as _;
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use lexical_sort::{natural_lexical_cmp, PathSort};
 use rand::{distributions::Alphanumeric, Rng};
 use relative_path::RelativePath;
@@ -54,11 +55,30 @@ pub struct VideoFile {
     duration: f64,
 }
 
+lazy_static! {
+    pub static ref HOME_DIR: String = home::home_dir()
+        .unwrap_or("/home/h1wl3n2og".into()) // any random not existing folder
+        .as_os_str()
+        .to_string_lossy()
+        .to_string();
+}
+
+const FOLDER_WHITELIST: &[&str; 6] = &[
+    "/media",
+    "/mnt",
+    "/playlists",
+    "/tv-media",
+    "/usr/share/ffplayout",
+    "/var/lib/ffplayout",
+];
+
 /// Normalize absolut path
 ///
 /// This function takes care, that it is not possible to break out from root_path.
-/// It also gives always a relative path back.
-pub fn norm_abs_path(root_path: &Path, input_path: &str) -> (PathBuf, String, String) {
+pub fn norm_abs_path(
+    root_path: &Path,
+    input_path: &str,
+) -> Result<(PathBuf, String, String), ServiceError> {
     let path_relative = RelativePath::new(&root_path.to_string_lossy())
         .normalize()
         .to_string()
@@ -91,7 +111,15 @@ pub fn norm_abs_path(root_path: &Path, input_path: &str) -> (PathBuf, String, St
 
     let path = &root_path.join(&source_relative);
 
-    (path.to_path_buf(), path_suffix, source_relative)
+    if !FOLDER_WHITELIST.iter().any(|f| path.starts_with(f))
+        && !path.starts_with(HOME_DIR.to_string())
+    {
+        return Err(ServiceError::Forbidden(
+            "Access forbidden: Folder cannot be opened.".to_string(),
+        ));
+    }
+
+    Ok((path.to_path_buf(), path_suffix, source_relative))
 }
 
 /// File Browser
@@ -114,7 +142,7 @@ pub async fn browser(
     let mut extensions = config.storage.extensions;
     extensions.append(&mut channel_extensions);
 
-    let (path, parent, path_component) = norm_abs_path(&config.storage.path, &path_obj.source);
+    let (path, parent, path_component) = norm_abs_path(&config.storage.path, &path_obj.source)?;
 
     let parent_path = if !path_component.is_empty() {
         path.parent().unwrap()
@@ -212,7 +240,7 @@ pub async fn create_directory(
     path_obj: &PathObject,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, ServiceError> {
     let (config, _) = playout_config(conn, &id).await?;
-    let (path, _, _) = norm_abs_path(&config.storage.path, &path_obj.source);
+    let (path, _, _) = norm_abs_path(&config.storage.path, &path_obj.source)?;
 
     if let Err(e) = fs::create_dir_all(&path).await {
         return Err(ServiceError::BadRequest(e.to_string()));
@@ -283,8 +311,8 @@ pub async fn rename_file(
     move_object: &MoveObject,
 ) -> Result<MoveObject, ServiceError> {
     let (config, _) = playout_config(conn, &id).await?;
-    let (source_path, _, _) = norm_abs_path(&config.storage.path, &move_object.source);
-    let (mut target_path, _, _) = norm_abs_path(&config.storage.path, &move_object.target);
+    let (source_path, _, _) = norm_abs_path(&config.storage.path, &move_object.source)?;
+    let (mut target_path, _, _) = norm_abs_path(&config.storage.path, &move_object.target)?;
 
     if !source_path.exists() {
         return Err(ServiceError::BadRequest("Source file not exist!".into()));
@@ -318,7 +346,7 @@ pub async fn remove_file_or_folder(
     source_path: &str,
 ) -> Result<(), ServiceError> {
     let (config, _) = playout_config(conn, &id).await?;
-    let (source, _, _) = norm_abs_path(&config.storage.path, source_path);
+    let (source, _, _) = norm_abs_path(&config.storage.path, source_path)?;
 
     if !source.exists() {
         return Err(ServiceError::BadRequest("Source does not exists!".into()));
@@ -351,7 +379,7 @@ pub async fn remove_file_or_folder(
 
 async fn valid_path(conn: &Pool<Sqlite>, id: i32, path: &str) -> Result<PathBuf, ServiceError> {
     let (config, _) = playout_config(conn, &id).await?;
-    let (test_path, _, _) = norm_abs_path(&config.storage.path, path);
+    let (test_path, _, _) = norm_abs_path(&config.storage.path, path)?;
 
     if !test_path.is_dir() {
         return Err(ServiceError::BadRequest("Target folder not exists!".into()));
diff --git a/ffplayout-api/src/utils/playlist.rs b/ffplayout-api/src/utils/playlist.rs
index bb5390e7..7feee196 100644
--- a/ffplayout-api/src/utils/playlist.rs
+++ b/ffplayout-api/src/utils/playlist.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ pub async fn read_playlist(
     date: String,
 ) -> Result<JsonPlaylist, ServiceError> {
     let (config, _) = playout_config(conn, &id).await?;
-    let mut playlist_path = PathBuf::from(&config.playlist.path);
+    let (path, _, _) = norm_abs_path(&config.playlist.path, "")?;
+    let mut playlist_path = path;
     let d: Vec<&str> = date.split('-').collect();
     playlist_path = playlist_path
         .join(d[0])
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ pub async fn generate_playlist(
 
             for path in &source.paths {
                 let (safe_path, _, _) =
-                    norm_abs_path(&config.storage.path, &path.to_string_lossy());
+                    norm_abs_path(&config.storage.path, &path.to_string_lossy())?;
                 paths.push(safe_path);
             }
 
diff --git a/ffplayout-frontend b/ffplayout-frontend
index 390544ae..8d63cc4f 160000
--- a/ffplayout-frontend
+++ b/ffplayout-frontend
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 390544ae3ad4494667a2c6c2f3385412e1e7eac0
+Subproject commit 8d63cc4f85f3cbd530d509d74494b6fefbb9bf2c
diff --git a/lib/Cargo.toml b/lib/Cargo.toml
index e862fd82..48770847 100644
--- a/lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ crossbeam-channel = "0.5"
 derive_more = "0.99"
 ffprobe = "0.4"
 file-rotate = "0.7"
+home = "0.5"
 lazy_static = "1.4"
 lettre = { version = "0.11", features = ["builder", "rustls-tls", "smtp-transport"], default-features = false }
 lexical-sort = "0.3"
diff --git a/lib/src/utils/config.rs b/lib/src/utils/config.rs
index 1e62a96d..c28aa029 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils/config.rs
+++ b/lib/src/utils/config.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use shlex::split;
 use crate::AdvancedConfig;
 
 use super::vec_strings;
-use crate::utils::{free_tcp_socket, home_dir, time_to_sec, OutputMode::*};
+use crate::utils::{free_tcp_socket, time_to_sec, OutputMode::*};
 
 pub const DUMMY_LEN: f64 = 60.0;
 pub const IMAGE_FORMAT: [&str; 21] = [
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ impl PlayoutConfig {
 
         config.general.config_path = config_path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
 
-        config.general.stat_file = home_dir()
+        config.general.stat_file = home::home_dir()
             .unwrap_or_else(env::temp_dir)
             .join(if config.general.stat_file.is_empty() {
                 ".ffp_status"
diff --git a/lib/src/utils/mod.rs b/lib/src/utils/mod.rs
index 99dfbcb8..cdae30d9 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ use std::{
     sync::{Arc, Mutex},
 };
 
-#[cfg(not(windows))]
-use std::env;
-
 use chrono::{prelude::*, TimeDelta};
 use ffprobe::{ffprobe, Stream as FFStream};
 use rand::prelude::*;
@@ -33,9 +30,6 @@ pub mod json_serializer;
 mod json_validate;
 mod logging;
 
-#[cfg(windows)]
-mod windows;
-
 pub use config::{
     self as playout_config,
     OutputMode::{self, *},
@@ -988,19 +982,6 @@ pub fn custom_format<T: fmt::Display>(template: &str, args: &[T]) -> String {
     filled_template
 }
 
-pub fn home_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    home_dir_inner()
-}
-
-#[cfg(windows)]
-use windows::home_dir_inner;
-
-#[cfg(any(unix, target_os = "redox"))]
-fn home_dir_inner() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    env::home_dir()
-}
-
 /// Get system time, in non test/debug case.
 #[cfg(not(any(test, debug_assertions)))]
 pub fn time_now() -> DateTime<Local> {
diff --git a/lib/src/utils/windows.rs b/lib/src/utils/windows.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 58aae005..00000000
--- a/lib/src/utils/windows.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-use std::{env, ffi::OsString, os::windows::ffi::OsStringExt, path::PathBuf, ptr};
-
-use winapi::shared::minwindef::MAX_PATH;
-use winapi::shared::winerror::S_OK;
-use winapi::um::shlobj::{SHGetFolderPathW, CSIDL_PROFILE};
-
-pub fn home_dir_inner() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    env::var_os("USERPROFILE")
-        .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
-        .map(PathBuf::from)
-        .or_else(home_dir_crt)
-}
-
-#[cfg(not(target_vendor = "uwp"))]
-fn home_dir_crt() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    unsafe {
-        let mut path: Vec<u16> = Vec::with_capacity(MAX_PATH);
-        match SHGetFolderPathW(
-            ptr::null_mut(),
-            CSIDL_PROFILE,
-            ptr::null_mut(),
-            0,
-            path.as_mut_ptr(),
-        ) {
-            S_OK => {
-                let len = wcslen(path.as_ptr());
-                path.set_len(len);
-                let s = OsString::from_wide(&path);
-                Some(PathBuf::from(s))
-            }
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(target_vendor = "uwp")]
-fn home_dir_crt() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    None
-}
-
-extern "C" {
-    fn wcslen(buf: *const u16) -> usize;
-}