diff --git a/plugins/platforms/buzz/adapter.py b/plugins/platforms/buzz/adapter.py
index cb8e672d2d..65212b68e5 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/buzz/adapter.py
+++ b/plugins/platforms/buzz/adapter.py
@@ -666,14 +666,21 @@ async def _exec_buzz(
 _MAX_CLI_MESSAGE_CHARS = 900
 
 
-def _bounded_cli_message(message: str) -> str:
+def _bounded_cli_message(message: str, redact_path: Optional[Path] = None) -> str:
     """Keep untrusted CLI detail useful without exposing unbounded output."""
+    if redact_path is not None:
+        message = message.replace(str(redact_path), redact_path.name)
     if len(message) <= _MAX_CLI_MESSAGE_CHARS:
         return message
     return f"{message[: _MAX_CLI_MESSAGE_CHARS - 3]}..."
 
 
-def _cli_error_message(stderr: str, returncode: int) -> str:
+def _cli_error_message(
+    stderr: str,
+    returncode: int,
+    *,
+    redact_path: Optional[Path] = None,
+) -> str:
     """Extract a bounded human-readable message from the CLI error contract."""
     text = (stderr or "").strip()
     try:
@@ -684,11 +691,15 @@ def _cli_error_message(stderr: str, returncode: int) -> str:
             if isinstance(detail, str) and detail.strip():
                 label = category.strip() if isinstance(category, str) and category.strip() else "error"
                 return _bounded_cli_message(
-                    f"{label}: {detail.strip()} (exit {returncode})"
+                    f"{label}: {detail.strip()} (exit {returncode})",
+                    redact_path,
                 )
     except ValueError:
         pass
-    return _bounded_cli_message(text or f"buzz CLI failed with exit code {returncode}")
+    return _bounded_cli_message(
+        text or f"buzz CLI failed with exit code {returncode}",
+        redact_path,
+    )
 
 
 def _parse_send_receipt(stdout: str) -> Tuple[Optional[str], Optional[str]]:
@@ -1501,7 +1512,7 @@ class BuzzAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
         if code != 0:
             return SendResult(
                 success=False,
-                error=_cli_error_message(err, code),
+                error=_cli_error_message(err, code, redact_path=local),
                 retryable=code == 2,
             )
         event_id, receipt_error = _parse_send_receipt(out)
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_buzz_adapter.py b/tests/gateway/test_buzz_adapter.py
index a654caa49b..ab81874da4 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_buzz_adapter.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_buzz_adapter.py
@@ -3057,6 +3057,38 @@ class TestInboundMediaAuthorizationGate:
         assert result.error == "invalid CLI response"
         assert result.raw_response is None
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_live_media_redacts_long_path_before_bounding(self, tmp_path):
+        parent = tmp_path
+        private_parts = []
+        for index in range(6):
+            part = f"private-{index}-" + ("x" * 150)
+            private_parts.append(part)
+            parent = parent / part
+            parent.mkdir()
+        media = parent / "handoff.txt"
+        media.write_text("safe handoff", encoding="utf-8")
+        adapter = _make_adapter()
+        adapter._run_cli = AsyncMock(
+            return_value=(
+                2,
+                "",
+                json.dumps(
+                    {
+                        "error": "network",
+                        "message": f"upload failed for {media}: " + ("z" * 1_000),
+                    }
+                ),
+            )
+        )
+
+        result = await adapter.send_document(CHANNEL, str(media))
+
+        assert result.success is False
+        assert all(part not in result.error for part in private_parts)
+        assert "handoff.txt" in result.error
+        assert len(result.error) <= 900
+
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_send_to_platform_live_buzz_delivers_all_media(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
         from gateway.config import Platform