diff --git a/src/specify_cli/presets/_commands.py b/src/specify_cli/presets/_commands.py
index 35269af858..ef4bf898dc 100644
--- a/src/specify_cli/presets/_commands.py
+++ b/src/specify_cli/presets/_commands.py
@@ -292,8 +292,13 @@ def preset_search(
 
     console.print(f"\n[bold cyan]Presets ({len(results)} found):[/bold cyan]\n")
     for pack in results:
-        console.print(f"  [bold]{pack.get('name', pack['id'])}[/bold] ({pack['id']}) v{pack.get('version', '?')}")
-        console.print(f"    {pack.get('description', '')}")
+        name = _escape_markup(str(pack.get("name", pack["id"])))
+        pack_id = _escape_markup(str(pack["id"]))
+        version = _escape_markup(str(pack.get("version", "?")))
+        console.print(f"  [bold]{name}[/bold] ({pack_id}) v{version}")
+        console.print(
+            f"    {_escape_markup(str(pack.get('description', '')))}"
+        )
         tags = pack.get("tags", [])
         if isinstance(tags, list) and tags:
             tags_str = _escape_markup(", ".join(str(t) for t in tags))
@@ -375,6 +380,7 @@ def preset_info(
     from . import PresetCatalog, PresetManager, PresetError
 
     project_root = _require_specify_project()
+    safe_preset_id = _escape_markup(str(preset_id))
     # Check if installed locally first
     manager = PresetManager(project_root)
     local_pack = manager.get_pack(preset_id)
@@ -417,21 +423,32 @@ def preset_info(
         console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] Preset '{preset_id}' not found (not installed and not in catalog)")
         raise typer.Exit(1)
 
-    console.print(f"\n[bold cyan]Preset: {pack_info.get('name', preset_id)}[/bold cyan]\n")
-    console.print(f"  ID:          {pack_info['id']}")
-    console.print(f"  Version:     {pack_info.get('version', '?')}")
-    console.print(f"  Description: {pack_info.get('description', '')}")
+    name = _escape_markup(str(pack_info.get("name", preset_id)))
+    console.print(f"\n[bold cyan]Preset: {name}[/bold cyan]\n")
+    console.print(f"  ID:          {_escape_markup(str(pack_info['id']))}")
+    console.print(
+        f"  Version:     {_escape_markup(str(pack_info.get('version', '?')))}"
+    )
+    console.print(
+        f"  Description: {_escape_markup(str(pack_info.get('description', '')))}"
+    )
     if pack_info.get("author"):
-        console.print(f"  Author:      {pack_info['author']}")
+        console.print(
+            f"  Author:      {_escape_markup(str(pack_info['author']))}"
+        )
     catalog_tags = pack_info.get("tags", [])
     if isinstance(catalog_tags, list) and catalog_tags:
         console.print(f"  Tags:        {', '.join(str(t) for t in catalog_tags)}")
     if pack_info.get("repository"):
-        console.print(f"  Repository:  {pack_info['repository']}")
+        console.print(
+            f"  Repository:  {_escape_markup(str(pack_info['repository']))}"
+        )
     if pack_info.get("license"):
-        console.print(f"  License:     {pack_info['license']}")
+        console.print(
+            f"  License:     {_escape_markup(str(pack_info['license']))}"
+        )
     console.print("\n  [yellow]Status: not installed[/yellow]")
-    console.print(f"  Install with: [cyan]specify preset add {preset_id}[/cyan]")
+    console.print(f"  Install with: [cyan]specify preset add {safe_preset_id}[/cyan]")
     console.print()
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_presets.py b/tests/test_presets.py
index f3a03b0f79..8a8ff464d7 100644
--- a/tests/test_presets.py
+++ b/tests/test_presets.py
@@ -12104,3 +12104,69 @@ def test_search_escapes_rich_markup_in_tags(self, project_dir):
 
         assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
         assert "[bold]ci" in strip_ansi(result.output)
+
+
+class TestPresetCatalogRichMarkup:
+    """Catalog metadata must render as literal text in Rich output."""
+
+    MARKUP_PRESET = {
+        "id": "[red]markup-id[/red]",
+        "name": "[green]Markup Name[/green]",
+        "version": "[blue]1.0.0[/blue]",
+        "description": "[yellow]Markup Description[/yellow]",
+        "author": "[magenta]Markup Author[/magenta]",
+        "tags": ["[italic]markup-tag[/italic]"],
+        "repository": "[bold]Markup Repository[/bold]",
+        "license": "[cyan]Markup License[/cyan]",
+    }
+
+    def test_search_escapes_catalog_markup(self, project_dir):
+        from typer.testing import CliRunner
+        from unittest.mock import patch
+        from specify_cli import app
+
+        with patch.object(Path, "cwd", return_value=project_dir), patch.object(
+            PresetCatalog,
+            "search",
+            return_value=[self.MARKUP_PRESET],
+        ):
+            result = CliRunner().invoke(app, ["preset", "search"])
+
+        assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+        output = " ".join(strip_ansi(result.output).split())
+        for value in (
+            self.MARKUP_PRESET["id"],
+            self.MARKUP_PRESET["name"],
+            self.MARKUP_PRESET["version"],
+            self.MARKUP_PRESET["description"],
+        ):
+            assert value in output
+
+    def test_info_escapes_catalog_markup(self, project_dir):
+        from typer.testing import CliRunner
+        from unittest.mock import patch
+        from specify_cli import app
+
+        with patch.object(Path, "cwd", return_value=project_dir), patch.object(
+            PresetCatalog,
+            "get_pack_info",
+            return_value=self.MARKUP_PRESET,
+        ):
+            result = CliRunner().invoke(
+                app,
+                ["preset", "info", self.MARKUP_PRESET["id"]],
+            )
+
+        assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+        output = " ".join(strip_ansi(result.output).split())
+        for field in (
+            "id",
+            "name",
+            "version",
+            "description",
+            "author",
+            "repository",
+            "license",
+        ):
+            value = self.MARKUP_PRESET[field]
+            assert value in output