diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cc7abf7..4581b73 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -633,6 +633,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "jsonguard"
+version = "0.2.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bd01eca4cd153fbfbe7963679c361528ecd994e262488b3e1773bcd09cc10729"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libbz2-rs-sys"
 version = "0.2.5"
@@ -976,6 +982,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "forensicnomicon",
  "image",
+ "jsonguard",
  "rust_xlsxwriter",
  "sqlite-core",
  "sqlite-forensic",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 635dd81..47593cf 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ sqlite-forensic = { version = "0.10.3", path = "forensic" }
 clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
 # SHA-256 content hashing for recovered BLOBs (RustCrypto — audited, never hand-rolled).
 sha2 = "0.10"
+# Output sanitization: RFC 4180 CSV quoting + spreadsheet formula guard.
+jsonguard = "0.2"
 
 [workspace.lints.rust]
 unsafe_code = "forbid"
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index 6f9190b..417be89 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ sqlite-core = { workspace = true }
 sqlite-forensic = { workspace = true }
 forensicnomicon = { workspace = true }
 clap = { workspace = true }
+jsonguard = { workspace = true }
 # XLSX export (`carve --xlsx`): writes the rebuilt tables to a spreadsheet with
 # image blobs embedded in-cell. Both are pure Rust (no C deps) — the workspace
 # forbids unsafe and ships a single static binary. `image` enables only the
diff --git a/cli/src/lib.rs b/cli/src/lib.rs
index a76a54c..1ae5572 100644
--- a/cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -229,15 +229,14 @@ pub fn carve_lead_cells(rec: &CarvedRecord) -> Vec<String> {
     ]
 }
 
-/// CSV escape: wrap in double quotes and double any embedded quote when the cell
-/// contains a comma, quote, or newline.
+/// CSV escape via the fleet's shared `jsonguard` sanitizer: RFC 4180 quoting
+/// plus a spreadsheet formula guard. Every cell rendered here is carved from
+/// evidence, so a value beginning `=`, `+`, `-` or `@` would otherwise execute
+/// when the examiner opens the file; `jsonguard` prefixes an apostrophe and
+/// strips bidi-override and C0 control characters that misrepresent a cell.
 #[must_use]
 pub fn csv_escape(s: &str) -> String {
-    if s.contains(',') || s.contains('"') || s.contains('\n') {
-        format!("\"{}\"", s.replace('"', "\"\""))
-    } else {
-        s.to_string()
-    }
+    jsonguard::csv_field(s).value
 }
 
 /// JSON-escape a string for the hand-rolled JSONL writer (no serde dependency:
@@ -2935,6 +2934,50 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(lines[1].contains("\"a,b\""), "{}", lines[1]);
     }
 
+    /// A carved cell is attacker-controlled by definition — it is whatever the
+    /// application (or an adversary using it) stored in the database. A value
+    /// beginning with `=`, `+`, `-` or `@` becomes a live formula the moment
+    /// the examiner opens the CSV in a spreadsheet, so the lead-in must be
+    /// neutralized before the cell reaches the file.
+    #[test]
+    fn carve_csv_neutralizes_formula_lead_ins() {
+        for lead in ['=', '+', '-', '@'] {
+            let payload = format!("{lead}cmd|'/c calc'!A1");
+            let records = vec![rec(
+                1,
+                0.9,
+                RecoverySource::FreelistPage,
+                vec![Value::Text(payload.clone())],
+            )];
+            let lines = render_carve(&records, &[], OutputFormat::Csv, false);
+            for cell in lines[1].split(',') {
+                assert!(
+                    !cell.starts_with(lead),
+                    "unguarded formula cell {cell:?} in row: {}",
+                    lines[1]
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Anomaly notes embed values read out of the evidence file, so the audit
+    /// CSV carries the same exposure as the carve CSV.
+    #[test]
+    fn audit_csv_neutralizes_formula_lead_ins() {
+        for lead in ['=', '+', '-', '@'] {
+            let mut a = anomaly();
+            a.note = format!("{lead}cmd|'/c calc'!A1");
+            let lines = render_audit(&[a], OutputFormat::Csv);
+            for cell in lines[1].split(',') {
+                assert!(
+                    !cell.starts_with(lead),
+                    "unguarded formula cell {cell:?} in row: {}",
+                    lines[1]
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn carve_jsonl_is_one_object_per_record() {
         let records = vec![