diff --git a/lib/web/cookies/util.js b/lib/web/cookies/util.js
index 03432431e86..b043054d1ce 100644
--- a/lib/web/cookies/util.js
+++ b/lib/web/cookies/util.js
@@ -90,10 +90,14 @@ function validateCookieValue (value) {
  * @param {string} path
  */
 function validateCookiePath (path) {
-  for (const char of path) {
-    const code = char.charCodeAt(0)
+  for (let i = 0; i < path.length; ++i) {
+    const code = path.charCodeAt(i)
 
-    if (code < 0x21 || char === ';') {
+    if (
+      code < 0x20 || // exclude CTLs (0-31)
+      code === 0x7F || // DEL
+      code === 0x3B // ;
+    ) {
       throw new Error('Invalid cookie path')
     }
   }
@@ -281,6 +285,7 @@ function getHeadersList (headers) {
 
 module.exports = {
   isCTLExcludingHtab,
+  validateCookiePath,
   toIMFDate,
   stringify,
   getHeadersList
diff --git a/test/cookie/validate-cookie-path.js b/test/cookie/validate-cookie-path.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bcca0d2fc87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cookie/validate-cookie-path.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const { test, describe } = require('node:test')
+const { throws, strictEqual } = require('node:assert')
+
+const {
+  validateCookiePath
+} = require('../../lib/web/cookies/util')
+
+describe('validateCookiePath', () => {
+  test('should throw for CTLs', () => {
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x00'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x01'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x02'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x03'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x04'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x05'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x06'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x07'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x08'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x09'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x0A'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x0B'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x0C'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x0D'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x0E'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x0F'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x10'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x11'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x12'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x13'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x14'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x15'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x16'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x17'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x18'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x19'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x1A'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x1B'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x1C'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x1D'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x1E'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x1F'))
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath('\x7F'))
+  })
+
+  test('should throw for ; character', () => {
+    throws(() => validateCookiePath(';'))
+  })
+
+  test('should pass for a printable character', t => {
+    strictEqual(validateCookiePath('A'), undefined)
+    strictEqual(validateCookiePath('Z'), undefined)
+    strictEqual(validateCookiePath('a'), undefined)
+    strictEqual(validateCookiePath('z'), undefined)
+    strictEqual(validateCookiePath('!'), undefined)
+    strictEqual(validateCookiePath(' '), undefined)
+  })
+})