diff --git a/.ddev/nginx/fossbilling-security.conf b/.ddev/nginx/fossbilling-security.conf
index c958217de..5c06b4fef 100644
--- a/.ddev/nginx/fossbilling-security.conf
+++ b/.ddev/nginx/fossbilling-security.conf
@@ -3,6 +3,53 @@ location = /config.php {
     deny all;
 }
 
+# Deny PHP scripts that are not web entry points (index.php, ipn.php, installer).
+# Exact matches take precedence over the PHP handler regardless of include order.
+location = /cron.php {
+    deny all;
+}
+
+location = /console.php {
+    deny all;
+}
+
+location = /load.php {
+    deny all;
+}
+
+location = /di.php {
+    deny all;
+}
+
+location = /config-sample.php {
+    deny all;
+}
+
+location = /config.old.php {
+    deny all;
+}
+
+location = /install/session.php {
+    deny all;
+}
+
+# Deny code directories. Prefix matches skip the PHP handler.
+location ^~ /library/ {
+    deny all;
+}
+
+location ^~ /modules/ {
+    deny all;
+}
+
+location ^~ /locale/ {
+    deny all;
+}
+
+location ^~ /install/sql/ {
+    deny all;
+}
+
 location ^~ /vendor/ {
     deny all;
 }
diff --git a/src/cron.php b/src/cron.php
index 7810bb5ee..2046e83fe 100644
--- a/src/cron.php
+++ b/src/cron.php
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
  * @copyright FOSSBilling (https://www.fossbilling.org)
  * @license http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Apache-2.0
  */
+if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
+    exit('This script can only be run from the command line.');
+}
+
 require_once __DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'load.php';
 
 use FOSSBilling\Environment;
diff --git a/tests/Unit/WebServerSecurityConfigTest.php b/tests/Unit/WebServerSecurityConfigTest.php
index 9dec7919f..7f3acaaf3 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/WebServerSecurityConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/WebServerSecurityConfigTest.php
@@ -12,3 +12,19 @@ test('theme configuration directories are protected at any nesting depth', funct
     expect($configuration)->not->toBeFalse()
         ->and($configuration)->toContain('RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/themes/(?:[^/]+/)+config/ [NC]');
 });
+
+test('cron entry point refuses non-CLI execution before bootstrapping', function (): void {
+    $cron = file_get_contents(Path::join(__DIR__, '..', '..', 'src/cron.php'));
+
+    expect($cron)->not->toBeFalse()
+        ->and($cron)->toMatch(
+            "/if\s*\(\s*php_sapi_name\(\)\s*!==\s*'cli'\s*\)\s*\{\s*exit\s*\(/s"
+        );
+
+    $guardPosition = strpos((string) $cron, 'php_sapi_name()');
+    $bootstrapPosition = strpos((string) $cron, 'require_once __DIR__');
+
+    expect($guardPosition)->not->toBeFalse()
+        ->and($bootstrapPosition)->not->toBeFalse()
+        ->and($guardPosition)->toBeLessThan($bootstrapPosition);
+});