diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 611fff3..4500d71 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ everything.
 | Lint Helm | `task lint:helm` | `dagger call lint-helm` |
 | Lint Markdown | `task lint:markdown` | `dagger call lint-markdown` |
 | Lint all | `task lint` | Go + Helm + Renovate + Markdown |
-| All tests | `task test` | runs `test:unit` + `test:e2e` sequentially |
+| All tests | `task test` | runs `test:unit` + `test:fuzz` + `test:e2e` sequentially |
 | Unit tests | `task test:unit` | `dagger call test` — gotestsum + `-race` + coverage |
+| Fuzz smoke | `task test:fuzz` | each `Fuzz*` target run for 5s — catches seed-corpus regressions |
 | End-to-end tests | `task test:e2e` | throwaway k3d cluster, Helm install, scrape `/metrics` |
 | Vuln scan | `task security:govulncheck` | `dagger call govulncheck` |
 | Vuln scan (deps) | `task security:vuln-deps` | `dagger call trivy --scan-type=fs` |
@@ -198,6 +199,11 @@ the pod's state or making HTTP requests to it right after modifying source files
   from `internal/` without a real consumer.
 - Tests use the standard `*_test.go` colocated layout. Prefer table-driven tests
   for the parser/registry packages.
+- Parsers that consume untrusted bytes (PEM, PKCS#12, fileglob patterns) carry
+  `Fuzz*` targets in `*_fuzz_test.go` files. `task test:fuzz` runs each for 5s
+  (smoke); for a real session use `go test -fuzz=<name> -fuzztime=10m ./<pkg>`.
+  A crash gets persisted under `testdata/fuzz/...` and becomes a regression
+  test — commit those files alongside the fix.
 - Version metadata is injected at build time via `-ldflags -X` into
   `internal/product`. Don't read it from env or from disk at runtime.
 - The `formatVersion` short form is `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH+gSHORTSHA` and gets a
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 514143a..f6b1421 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ task --list                   # show every available task with description
 task build                    # `go build` directly (host-arch only)
 task image                    # `goreleaser release --snapshot ...`
 task lint                     # → go run ./dagger lint:go (+helm, +renovate)
-task test                     # runs test:unit then test:e2e
+task test                     # runs test:unit, test:fuzz, test:e2e
 ```
 
 Whenever you're not sure what command to run, `task --list` is the answer.
@@ -597,8 +597,9 @@ releases.
 | `task dev:up` | Tilt up — full dev loop |
 | `task dev:down` | Tilt down — keep cluster |
 | `task dev:cluster:down` | Destroy dev cluster + registry |
-| `task test` | Run unit + e2e tests sequentially |
+| `task test` | Run unit + fuzz smoke + e2e tests sequentially |
 | `task test:unit` | Unit tests with race detector + coverage (Dagger) |
+| `task test:fuzz` | Smoke-run every `Fuzz*` target (5s each) |
 | `task test:e2e` | Full e2e against fresh throwaway cluster |
 | `task lint` | All linters (Go + Helm + Renovate) |
 | `task lint:{go,gocritic,gonocritic,helm,renovate}` | Single linter (Dagger) |
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index dcbcd32..0821770 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ tasks:
     desc: 'Run all tests (unit + e2e)'
     cmds:
       - task: test:unit
+      - task: test:fuzz
       - task: test:e2e
 
   test:unit:
@@ -196,6 +197,16 @@ tasks:
     cmds:
       - dagger call --progress tty test
 
+  test:fuzz:
+    desc: 'Smoke-run every fuzzer (5s each) — fails on any new crash'
+    # Go fuzz only targets one Fuzz* function at a time, so we list each
+    # explicitly. Long-form fuzzing is a manual local activity:
+    #   go test -fuzz=<name> -fuzztime=10m ./<pkg>
+    cmds:
+      - go test -run=^$ -fuzz=FuzzParse   -fuzztime=5s ./pkg/cert/pem/
+      - go test -run=^$ -fuzz=FuzzParse   -fuzztime=5s ./pkg/cert/pkcs12/
+      - go test -run=^$ -fuzz=FuzzCompile -fuzztime=5s ./internal/fileglob/
+
   test:e2e:
     desc: 'End-to-end against a throwaway cluster — built and torn down by the task'
     vars:
diff --git a/internal/fileglob/fileglob_fuzz_test.go b/internal/fileglob/fileglob_fuzz_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50d23e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/fileglob/fileglob_fuzz_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package fileglob
+
+import "testing"
+
+// FuzzCompile exercises the pattern compiler on arbitrary strings.
+// Contract: Compile must never panic. Malformed character classes,
+// unterminated brackets, weird metacharacters — all must return an error,
+// never a crash. A successfully-compiled pattern must also Match without
+// panic on arbitrary targets.
+func FuzzCompile(f *testing.F) {
+	for _, seed := range []string{
+		"",
+		"/etc/kubernetes/pki/*.crt",
+		"/var/**/*.pem",
+		"/etc/[abc]*.crt",
+		"/etc/[a-z]*.crt",
+		"[",      // unterminated class
+		"[!]",    // empty inverted class
+		"[z-a]",  // inverted range
+		"**/**",  // double recursive
+		"a\\b",   // backslash
+		"{a,b}",  // brace
+		"\xff\x00\x01", // binary garbage
+	} {
+		f.Add(seed)
+	}
+
+	f.Fuzz(func(_ *testing.T, pattern string) {
+		p, err := Compile(pattern)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		_ = p.Match("/etc/kubernetes/pki/ca.crt")
+		_ = p.Match("")
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cert/pem/pem_fuzz_test.go b/pkg/cert/pem/pem_fuzz_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91cf042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cert/pem/pem_fuzz_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package pem
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/enix/x509-certificate-exporter/v4/pkg/cert"
+)
+
+// FuzzParse exercises the PEM parser on arbitrary bytes. Contract: Parse
+// must never panic, regardless of input. Truncated headers, garbage
+// inside CERTIFICATE blocks, mixed block types — all must surface as
+// Bundle.Errors entries, never as a runtime crash.
+func FuzzParse(f *testing.F) {
+	for _, seed := range [][]byte{
+		nil,
+		[]byte("garbage"),
+		[]byte("-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n"),
+		[]byte("-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nQUFB\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n"),
+		[]byte("-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n"),
+		[]byte("-----BEGIN TRUSTED CERTIFICATE-----\nQUFB\n-----END TRUSTED CERTIFICATE-----\n"),
+		[]byte("-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nQUFB\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n"),
+	} {
+		f.Add(seed)
+	}
+
+	p := New()
+	ref := cert.SourceRef{Kind: "fuzz", SourceName: "fuzz"}
+	f.Fuzz(func(_ *testing.T, data []byte) {
+		_ = p.Parse(data, ref, cert.ParseOptions{})
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cert/pkcs12/pkcs12_fuzz_test.go b/pkg/cert/pkcs12/pkcs12_fuzz_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..140a406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cert/pkcs12/pkcs12_fuzz_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package pkcs12
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/enix/x509-certificate-exporter/v4/pkg/cert"
+)
+
+// FuzzParse exercises the PKCS#12 parser on arbitrary bytes paired with
+// arbitrary passphrases. Contract: Parse must never panic — corrupt ASN.1,
+// wrong-length salt, malformed MAC, etc. must surface as Bundle.Errors,
+// never as a runtime crash.
+//
+// PKCS#12 is a notoriously baroque format (PKCS#12 → PFX → PKCS#7 →
+// PKCS#8 → ASN.1 DER), so the parser delegates to software.sslmate.com's
+// implementation. This fuzzer enforces our invariant that even when that
+// library returns an error or unexpected state, our wrapper stays sane.
+func FuzzParse(f *testing.F) {
+	for _, data := range [][]byte{
+		nil,
+		{0x30}, // bare ASN.1 SEQUENCE tag
+		{0x30, 0x00},
+		[]byte("not pkcs12"),
+	} {
+		for _, pass := range []string{"", "letmein"} {
+			f.Add(data, pass)
+		}
+	}
+
+	p := New()
+	ref := cert.SourceRef{Kind: "fuzz", SourceName: "fuzz"}
+	f.Fuzz(func(_ *testing.T, data []byte, pass string) {
+		_ = p.Parse(data, ref, cert.ParseOptions{Pkcs12Passphrase: pass})
+		_ = p.Parse(data, ref, cert.ParseOptions{Pkcs12Passphrase: pass, Pkcs12TryEmpty: true})
+	})
+}