diff --git a/examples/run_examples.sh b/examples/run_examples.sh
index d40f7075..d33807ef 100755
--- a/examples/run_examples.sh
+++ b/examples/run_examples.sh
@@ -1013,9 +1013,64 @@ if [ $NO_FILESYSTEM -eq 0 ]; then
     ./examples/seal/seal sealedkeyblob.bin mySecretMessage >> $TPMPWD/run.out 2>&1
     RESULT=$?
     [ $RESULT -ne 0 ] && echo -e "seal failed! $RESULT" && exit 1
-    ./examples/seal/unseal message.raw sealedkeyblob.bin >> $TPMPWD/run.out 2>&1
+    rm -f message.raw
+    for FILE_STATE in new existing; do
+        if [ "$FILE_STATE" = "existing" ]; then
+            chmod 666 message.raw
+            RESULT=$?
+            [ $RESULT -ne 0 ] && \
+                echo -e "chmod unseal output failed! $RESULT" && exit 1
+        fi
+        # Unsealed data must stay owner-only even under a permissive umask.
+        (umask 000 && ./examples/seal/unseal message.raw sealedkeyblob.bin) \
+            >> $TPMPWD/run.out 2>&1
+        RESULT=$?
+        [ $RESULT -ne 0 ] && \
+            echo -e "unseal to $FILE_STATE file failed! $RESULT" && exit 1
+        grep -qx "mySecretMessage" message.raw
+        RESULT=$?
+        [ $RESULT -ne 0 ] && \
+            echo -e "unsealed data did not match! $RESULT" && exit 1
+        FILE_MODE=$(stat -c %a message.raw 2>/dev/null)
+        if [ -z "$FILE_MODE" ]; then
+            FILE_MODE=$(stat -f %Lp message.raw 2>/dev/null)
+        fi
+        [ "$FILE_MODE" != "600" ] && \
+            echo -e "$FILE_STATE unseal output permissions were $FILE_MODE," \
+                "expected 600" && exit 1
+    done
+
+    rm -f unseal-target.raw unseal-symlink.raw unseal-hardlink.raw
+    printf '%s\n' "doNotOverwrite" > unseal-target.raw
+    ln -s unseal-target.raw unseal-symlink.raw
+    RESULT=$?
+    [ $RESULT -ne 0 ] && echo -e "create unseal symlink failed! $RESULT" && \
+        exit 1
+    ./examples/seal/unseal unseal-symlink.raw sealedkeyblob.bin \
+        >> $TPMPWD/run.out 2>&1
+    RESULT=$?
+    [ $RESULT -eq 0 ] && echo -e "unseal to symlink should fail!" && exit 1
+    grep -qx "doNotOverwrite" unseal-target.raw
+    RESULT=$?
+    [ $RESULT -ne 0 ] && echo -e "unseal followed symlink! $RESULT" && exit 1
+    rm -f unseal-symlink.raw
+
+    ln unseal-target.raw unseal-hardlink.raw
+    RESULT=$?
+    [ $RESULT -ne 0 ] && echo -e "create unseal hardlink failed! $RESULT" && \
+        exit 1
+    ./examples/seal/unseal unseal-hardlink.raw sealedkeyblob.bin \
+        >> $TPMPWD/run.out 2>&1
+    RESULT=$?
+    [ $RESULT -eq 0 ] && echo -e "unseal to hardlink should fail!" && exit 1
+    grep -qx "doNotOverwrite" unseal-target.raw
+    RESULT=$?
+    [ $RESULT -ne 0 ] && echo -e "unseal followed hardlink! $RESULT" && exit 1
+    rm -f unseal-target.raw unseal-hardlink.raw
+
+    ./examples/seal/unseal . sealedkeyblob.bin >> $TPMPWD/run.out 2>&1
     RESULT=$?
-    [ $RESULT -ne 0 ] && echo -e "unseal failed! $RESULT" && exit 1
+    [ $RESULT -eq 0 ] && echo -e "unseal to directory should fail!" && exit 1
     rm -f sealedkeyblob.bin
 
     if [ $WOLFCRYPT_ENABLE -eq 1 ] && [ $WOLFCRYPT_RSA -eq 1 ]; then
diff --git a/examples/seal/unseal.c b/examples/seal/unseal.c
index ec126928..6ac6327f 100644
--- a/examples/seal/unseal.c
+++ b/examples/seal/unseal.c
@@ -28,6 +28,21 @@
 #include <wolftpm/tpm2_wrap.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#if !defined(NO_FILESYSTEM) && !defined(NO_WRITE_TEMP_FILES) && \
+    !defined(WOLFTPM_CUSTOM_STDIO) && \
+    (defined(WOLFTPM2_NO_WOLFCRYPT) || defined(XFDOPEN)) && \
+    (defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__unix__))
+    #define WOLFTPM_UNSEAL_POSIX_FILE_IO
+    #include <fcntl.h>
+    #include <sys/stat.h>
+    #include <unistd.h>
+    #ifndef XFDOPEN
+        #define XFDOPEN fdopen
+    #endif
+    #ifndef XCLOSE
+        #define XCLOSE close
+    #endif
+#endif
 
 #if !defined(WOLFTPM2_NO_WRAPPER) && !defined(NO_FILESYSTEM)
 
@@ -41,6 +56,66 @@
 /* --- BEGIN TPM2.0 Unseal example --- */
 /******************************************************************************/
 
+#ifndef NO_WRITE_TEMP_FILES
+static XFILE openPrivateFileWrite(const char* filename)
+{
+#ifdef WOLFTPM_UNSEAL_POSIX_FILE_IO
+    int fd;
+    int openFlags;
+    struct stat fileStat;
+    #ifndef O_NOFOLLOW
+        struct stat pathStat;
+    #endif
+    XFILE fp;
+
+    openFlags = O_WRONLY | O_CREAT;
+    #ifdef O_CLOEXEC
+        openFlags |= O_CLOEXEC;
+    #endif
+    #ifdef O_NOFOLLOW
+        openFlags |= O_NOFOLLOW;
+    #endif
+
+    fd = open(filename, openFlags, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
+    if (fd < 0)
+        return XBADFILE;
+
+    #ifndef O_NOFOLLOW
+        /* Confirm open() did not follow a link before changing the file. */
+        if (lstat(filename, &pathStat) != 0)
+            goto exit;
+    #endif
+
+    /* Validate before truncating so linked and special files stay untouched. */
+    if (fstat(fd, &fileStat) != 0 || !S_ISREG(fileStat.st_mode) ||
+            fileStat.st_uid != geteuid() || fileStat.st_nlink != 1)
+        goto exit;
+
+    #ifndef O_NOFOLLOW
+        if (!S_ISREG(pathStat.st_mode) ||
+                pathStat.st_dev != fileStat.st_dev ||
+                pathStat.st_ino != fileStat.st_ino)
+            goto exit;
+    #endif
+
+    if (fchmod(fd, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR) != 0 || ftruncate(fd, 0) != 0)
+        goto exit;
+
+    fp = XFDOPEN(fd, "wb");
+    if (fp == XBADFILE)
+        goto exit;
+    return fp;
+
+exit:
+    (void)XCLOSE(fd);
+    return XBADFILE;
+#else
+    /* The custom filesystem controls creation permissions on this path. */
+    return XFOPEN(filename, "wb");
+#endif
+}
+#endif /* !NO_WRITE_TEMP_FILES */
+
 static void usage(void)
 {
     printf("Expected usage:\n");
@@ -167,7 +242,7 @@ int TPM2_Unseal_Example(void* userCtx, int argc, char *argv[])
 #if !defined(NO_FILESYSTEM) && !defined(NO_WRITE_TEMP_FILES)
     /* Output the unsealed data to a file */
     if (filename) {
-        fp = XFOPEN(filename, "wb");
+        fp = openPrivateFileWrite(filename);
         if (fp == XBADFILE) {
             printf("Error opening %s for writing.\n", filename);
             rc = TPM_RC_FAILURE;