diff --git a/ansible/files/permission_check.py b/ansible/files/permission_check.py
index 22e881f11..8b1dc69cb 100644
--- a/ansible/files/permission_check.py
+++ b/ansible/files/permission_check.py
@@ -244,6 +244,96 @@ def check_postgresql_mount():
     print("postgresql.service mounts /etc as read-only.")
 
 
+def check_copy_program_blocked():
+    """Check that COPY ... PROGRAM is blocked by AppArmor."""
+    import psycopg2
+    from psycopg2 import sql
+
+    errors = []
+
+    try:
+        # Connect to PostgreSQL as the postgres superuser
+        conn = psycopg2.connect(
+            host="/var/run/postgresql", database="postgres", user="postgres"
+        )
+        cursor = conn.cursor()
+
+        # Test 1: COPY TO PROGRAM should be blocked
+        try:
+            cursor.execute(
+                "COPY (SELECT 'test') TO PROGRAM 'cat > /tmp/apparmor_copy_test.txt'"
+            )
+            errors.append(
+                "ERROR: COPY TO PROGRAM was not blocked by AppArmor!\n"
+                "  This is a security vulnerability - postgres should not be able to execute arbitrary programs."
+            )
+        except psycopg2.Error as e:
+            # Expected to fail - check if it's a permission denied error
+            error_msg = str(e).lower()
+            if (
+                "permission denied" in error_msg
+                or "cannot execute" in error_msg
+                or "could not execute" in error_msg
+            ):
+                print("✓ COPY TO PROGRAM correctly blocked by AppArmor")
+            else:
+                errors.append(
+                    f"ERROR: COPY TO PROGRAM failed but with unexpected error:\n"
+                    f"  {str(e)}\n"
+                    f"  Expected permission denied error from AppArmor"
+                )
+
+        # Test 2: COPY FROM PROGRAM should be blocked
+        try:
+            cursor.execute("CREATE TEMP TABLE apparmor_test (data text)")
+            cursor.execute("COPY apparmor_test FROM PROGRAM 'echo test'")
+            errors.append(
+                "ERROR: COPY FROM PROGRAM was not blocked by AppArmor!\n"
+                "  This is a security vulnerability - postgres should not be able to execute arbitrary programs."
+            )
+        except psycopg2.Error as e:
+            error_msg = str(e).lower()
+            if (
+                "permission denied" in error_msg
+                or "cannot execute" in error_msg
+                or "could not execute" in error_msg
+            ):
+                print("✓ COPY FROM PROGRAM correctly blocked by AppArmor")
+            else:
+                errors.append(
+                    f"ERROR: COPY FROM PROGRAM failed but with unexpected error:\n"
+                    f"  {str(e)}\n"
+                    f"  Expected permission denied error from AppArmor"
+                )
+
+        # Verify no test files were created
+        import os
+
+        if os.path.exists("/tmp/apparmor_copy_test.txt"):
+            errors.append(
+                "ERROR: Test file /tmp/apparmor_copy_test.txt was created!\n"
+                "  AppArmor did not successfully block COPY TO PROGRAM"
+            )
+            os.remove("/tmp/apparmor_copy_test.txt")
+
+        cursor.close()
+        conn.close()
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        errors.append(f"ERROR: Failed to test COPY PROGRAM blocking: {str(e)}")
+
+    if errors:
+        print("\n" + "=" * 80)
+        print("COPY PROGRAM BLOCKING ERRORS DETECTED:")
+        print("=" * 80)
+        for error in errors:
+            print(error)
+        print("=" * 80)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    print("\nCOPY ... PROGRAM is correctly blocked by AppArmor.")
+
+
 def check_directory_permissions():
     """Check that security-critical directories have the correct permissions."""
     errors = []
@@ -385,6 +475,9 @@ def main():
     # Check directory permissions for security-critical paths
     check_directory_permissions()
 
+    # Check that COPY ... PROGRAM is blocked by AppArmor
+    check_copy_program_blocked()
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/ansible/vars.yml b/ansible/vars.yml
index fd40cbdd2..839d521d1 100644
--- a/ansible/vars.yml
+++ b/ansible/vars.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ postgres_major:
 
 # Full version strings for each major version
 postgres_release:
-  postgresorioledb-17: "17.5.1.069-orioledb"
-  postgres17: "17.6.1.048"
-  postgres15: "15.14.1.048"
+  postgresorioledb-17: "17.5.1.069-orioledb-copy-1"
+  postgres17: "17.6.1.048-copy-1"
+  postgres15: "15.14.1.048-copy-1"
 
 # Non Postgres Extensions
 pgbouncer_release: 1.19.0
diff --git a/ebssurrogate/files/apparmor_profiles/usr.lib.postgresql.bin.postgres b/ebssurrogate/files/apparmor_profiles/usr.lib.postgresql.bin.postgres
index 8e2efc3e6..ae69d4644 100644
--- a/ebssurrogate/files/apparmor_profiles/usr.lib.postgresql.bin.postgres
+++ b/ebssurrogate/files/apparmor_profiles/usr.lib.postgresql.bin.postgres
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ capability dac_read_search,
 
 deny @{HOME}/** rwx,
 
+# Explicitly deny shell execution to block COPY ... PROGRAM
+# This prevents arbitrary command execution via postgres
+deny /bin/sh x,
+deny /bin/bash x,
+deny /bin/dash x,
+deny /usr/bin/sh x,
+deny /usr/bin/bash x,
+deny /usr/bin/dash x,
+deny /usr/bin/cat x,
+deny /usr/bin/mknod x,
+
 /data/pgdata/** r,
 /dev/shm rw,
 /etc/java-11-openjdk/logging.properties r,
@@ -26,11 +37,10 @@ deny @{HOME}/** rwx,
 /etc/timezone r,
 /etc/wal-g/config.json r,
 /run/systemd/notify rw,
-/usr/bin/cat rix,
-/usr/bin/dash rix,
-/usr/bin/mknod rix,
+# admin-mgr: unrestricted for WAL operations (archive_command/restore_command)
 /usr/bin/admin-mgr Ux,
 /usr/lib/postgresql/bin/* mrix,
+# wal-g: allowed for backup operations
 /usr/local/bin/wal-g rix,
 /usr/local/lib/groonga/plugins/tokenizers/mecab.so mr,
 /usr/local/lib/libSFCGAL.so.* mr,