diff --git a/src/cli/CodacyCli.ts b/src/cli/CodacyCli.ts
index 8c1f8b6..43b5da9 100644
--- a/src/cli/CodacyCli.ts
+++ b/src/cli/CodacyCli.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ export abstract class CodacyCli {
   }
 
   protected preparePathForExec(path: string): string {
-    return path
+    // Wrap path in double quotes and escape characters that are special inside double quotes
+    // Special characters inside double quotes that we escape: $, `, \, "
+    // This approach works both when the path is used directly and when wrapped in additional quotes
+    const escaped = path.replace(/([\\$"`])/g, '\\$1')
+    return `"${escaped}"`
   }
 
   protected getIdentificationParameters(): Record<string, string> {
diff --git a/src/cli/MacCodacyCli.ts b/src/cli/MacCodacyCli.ts
index 3786323..17a4f23 100644
--- a/src/cli/MacCodacyCli.ts
+++ b/src/cli/MacCodacyCli.ts
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ export class MacCodacyCli extends CodacyCli {
             const execPath = this.preparePathForExec(codacyCliPath)
 
             await this.execAsync(
-              `curl -Ls -o "${execPath}" https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codacy/codacy-cli-v2/main/codacy-cli.sh`
+              `curl -Ls -o ${execPath} https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codacy/codacy-cli-v2/main/codacy-cli.sh`
             )
 
-            await this.execAsync(`chmod +x "${execPath}"`)
+            await this.execAsync(`chmod +x ${execPath}`)
 
             this.setCliCommand(
               this._cliVersion ? `CODACY_CLI_V2_VERSION=${this._cliVersion} ${codacyCliPath}` : codacyCliPath
diff --git a/src/cli/WinWSLCodacyCli.ts b/src/cli/WinWSLCodacyCli.ts
index 82e3ca3..455f0af 100644
--- a/src/cli/WinWSLCodacyCli.ts
+++ b/src/cli/WinWSLCodacyCli.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ export class WinWSLCodacyCli extends MacCodacyCli {
   private static toWSLPath(path: string): string {
     // Convert Windows path to WSL path
     // Example: 'C:\Users\user\project' -> '/mnt/c/Users/user/project'
-    // First, unescape any escaped spaces (backslash-space -> space)
+    // Remove quotes and unescape any escaped spaces
     let cleanPath = path.replace(/^'|'$/g, '')
-    // Unescape any escaped spaces (backslash-space -> space)
     cleanPath = cleanPath.replace(/\\ /g, ' ')
-    // Then convert backslashes to slashes and add /mnt/ prefix
-    const wslPath = cleanPath.replace(/\\/g, '/').replace(/^'?([a-zA-Z]):/, '/mnt/$1').replace(/ /g, '\\ ')
+    // Convert backslashes to slashes and add /mnt/ prefix
+    // Note: We don't escape spaces here - the parent preparePathForExec will handle all escaping
+    // The regex [a-zA-Z] matches both uppercase and lowercase drive letters (A-Z, a-z)
+    const wslPath = cleanPath.replace(/\\/g, '/').replace(/^'?([a-zA-Z]):/, (_, letter) => `/mnt/${letter.toLowerCase()}`)
     return wslPath
   }
 
@@ -28,9 +29,10 @@ export class WinWSLCodacyCli extends MacCodacyCli {
   }
 
   protected preparePathForExec(path: string): string {
-    // Convert the path to WSL format and wrap in quotes to handle spaces
+    // Convert the path to WSL format first
     const wslPath = WinWSLCodacyCli.toWSLPath(path)
-    return wslPath.includes(' ') ? `"${wslPath}"` : wslPath;
+    // Then apply the base class escaping for shell special characters
+    return super.preparePathForExec(wslPath)
   }
 
   protected async execAsync(
diff --git a/src/test/suite/cli/preparePathForExec.test.ts b/src/test/suite/cli/preparePathForExec.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77b012b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/suite/cli/preparePathForExec.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+import * as assert from 'assert'
+import { CodacyCli } from '../../../cli/CodacyCli'
+import { ProcessedSarifResult } from '../../../cli'
+
+// Test implementation of CodacyCli to access protected method
+class TestCodacyCli extends CodacyCli {
+  constructor() {
+    super('/test/root')
+  }
+
+  public testPreparePathForExec(path: string): string {
+    return this.preparePathForExec(path)
+  }
+
+  public async preflightCodacyCli(): Promise<void> {
+    // Not needed for testing
+  }
+
+  public async install(): Promise<void> {
+    // Not needed for testing
+  }
+
+  public async installDependencies(): Promise<void> {
+    // Not needed for testing
+  }
+
+  public async update(): Promise<void> {
+    // Not needed for testing
+  }
+
+  public async initialize(): Promise<void> {
+    // Not needed for testing
+  }
+
+  public async analyze(): Promise<ProcessedSarifResult[] | null> {
+    // Not needed for testing
+    return null
+  }
+
+  public async configDiscover(): Promise<void> {
+    // Not needed for testing
+  }
+}
+
+suite('CodacyCli - preparePathForExec', () => {
+  let cli: TestCodacyCli
+
+  setup(() => {
+    cli = new TestCodacyCli()
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with parentheses', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file(with)parentheses.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should wrap in double quotes to handle special characters
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file(with)parentheses.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with spaces', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file with spaces.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should wrap in double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file with spaces.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with single quotes', () => {
+    const input = "/path/to/file'with'quotes.ts"
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should wrap in double quotes (single quotes don't need escaping inside double quotes)
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file\'with\'quotes.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with double quotes', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file"with"quotes.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should escape double quotes inside double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file\\"with\\"quotes.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with square brackets', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file[with]brackets.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should wrap in double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file[with]brackets.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with curly braces', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file{with}braces.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should wrap in double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file{with}braces.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with asterisks', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file*with*asterisks.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should wrap in double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file*with*asterisks.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with question marks', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file?with?questions.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should wrap in double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file?with?questions.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with ampersands', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file&with&ampersands.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should wrap in double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file&with&ampersands.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with dollar signs', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file$with$dollars.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should escape dollar signs inside double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file\\$with\\$dollars.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with backticks', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file`with`backticks.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should escape backticks inside double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file\\`with\\`backticks.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with exclamation marks', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file!with!exclamations.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should wrap in double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file!with!exclamations.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with hash/pound signs', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file#with#hashes.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should wrap in double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file#with#hashes.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with semicolons', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file;with;semicolons.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should wrap in double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file;with;semicolons.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with pipes', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file|with|pipes.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should wrap in double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file|with|pipes.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with less-than and greater-than signs', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file<with>angles.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should wrap in double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file<with>angles.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with backslashes', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file\\with\\backslashes.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should escape backslashes inside double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file\\\\with\\\\backslashes.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with multiple special characters', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/(file) with [special] chars & $vars.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should escape only $, `, \, " inside double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/(file) with [special] chars & \\$vars.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles normal paths without special characters', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/normalfile.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should wrap in double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/normalfile.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with dashes and underscores (safe characters)', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file-with_safe-chars.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should wrap in double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file-with_safe-chars.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles paths with dots (safe characters)', () => {
+    const input = '/path/to/file.with.dots.ts'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should wrap in double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/path/to/file.with.dots.ts"')
+  })
+
+  test('handles empty string', () => {
+    const input = ''
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should return empty string with quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '""')
+  })
+
+  test('handles root path', () => {
+    const input = '/'
+    const output = cli.testPreparePathForExec(input)
+    // Should wrap in double quotes
+    assert.strictEqual(output, '"/"')
+  })
+})