diff --git a/src/histogram.cc b/src/histogram.cc
index f2b93d3b8be4..57cfe07a71d9 100644
--- a/src/histogram.cc
+++ b/src/histogram.cc
@@ -958,6 +958,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<Histogram> Histogram::Import(const uint8_t* data, size_t len) {
       case kKeyNormOffset: {
         uint64_t v;
         if (!CborReadUint(p, end, &v)) return nullptr;
+        // Reject values that cannot be represented as int32_t; the
+        // static_cast below would wrap and produce an arbitrary offset.
+        if (v > static_cast<uint64_t>(std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max()))
+          return nullptr;
         norm_offset = static_cast<int32_t>(v);
         break;
       }
@@ -1049,6 +1053,13 @@ std::shared_ptr<Histogram> Histogram::Import(const uint8_t* data, size_t len) {
   // Validate counts_len matches what the options produce.
   if (histogram->histogram_->counts_len != counts_len) return nullptr;
 
+  // The normalization offset must index into the allocated counts array.
+  // normalize_index() in hdr_histogram.c applies at most one wrap
+  // adjustment of +/-counts_len, so any offset outside [0, counts_len)
+  // can leave normalized_index out of bounds and a later record() would
+  // perform an out-of-bounds write in counts_inc_normalised().
+  if (norm_offset < 0 || norm_offset >= counts_len) return nullptr;
+
   // Restore counts directly.
   for (const auto& [idx, cnt] : sparse_counts) {
     if (idx < 0 || idx >= counts_len) return nullptr;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-perf-hooks-histogram-stats.js b/test/parallel/test-perf-hooks-histogram-stats.js
index 581579d12686..151b43e08c2b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-perf-hooks-histogram-stats.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-perf-hooks-histogram-stats.js
@@ -653,6 +653,60 @@ const { createHistogram, importHistogram } = require('perf_hooks');
     0x09, 0x18, 0x40,                             // 9 (countsLen) = 64
     0x0a, 0x82, 0x18, 0x64, 0x01,                 // 10 (counts) = [100, 1]
   ])), { code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE' });
+
+  // --- Normalization offset validation ---
+
+  // lowest=1, highest=100, figures=1 produces counts_len=64. An offset
+  // at or beyond counts_len leaves normalize_index() out of bounds after
+  // its single wrap adjustment and would corrupt memory on a later
+  // record(), so it must be rejected.
+  assert.throws(() => importHistogram(new Uint8Array([
+    0xa4,                                         // map(4)
+    0x02, 0x18, 0x64,                             // 2 (highest) = 100
+    0x03, 0x01,                                   // 3 (figures) = 1
+    0x09, 0x18, 0x40,                             // 9 (countsLen) = 64
+    0x07, 0x18, 0x40,                             // 7 (normOffset) = 64
+  ])), { code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE' });
+  // Offset just beyond the accepted range.
+  assert.throws(() => importHistogram(new Uint8Array([
+    0xa4,                                         // map(4)
+    0x02, 0x18, 0x64,                             // 2 (highest) = 100
+    0x03, 0x01,                                   // 3 (figures) = 1
+    0x09, 0x18, 0x40,                             // 9 (countsLen) = 64
+    0x07, 0x18, 0x65,                             // 7 (normOffset) = 101
+  ])), { code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE' });
+  // Offset that cannot be represented as int32_t (2**32). Without the
+  // representability check the static_cast would wrap to 0 and accept it.
+  assert.throws(() => importHistogram(new Uint8Array([
+    0xa4,                                         // map(4)
+    0x02, 0x18, 0x64,                             // 2 (highest) = 100
+    0x03, 0x01,                                   // 3 (figures) = 1
+    0x09, 0x18, 0x40,                             // 9 (countsLen) = 64
+    0x07, 0x1b, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01,           // 7 (normOffset) = 2**32
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+  ])), { code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE' });
+
+  // Valid offsets within [0, counts_len) are still accepted: 0 and the
+  // highest valid offset (counts_len - 1).
+  const offsetZero = importHistogram(new Uint8Array([
+    0xa4,                                         // map(4)
+    0x02, 0x18, 0x64,                             // 2 (highest) = 100
+    0x03, 0x01,                                   // 3 (figures) = 1
+    0x09, 0x18, 0x40,                             // 9 (countsLen) = 64
+    0x07, 0x00,                                   // 7 (normOffset) = 0
+  ]));
+  assert.strictEqual(offsetZero.count, 0);
+  const offsetMax = importHistogram(new Uint8Array([
+    0xa4,                                         // map(4)
+    0x02, 0x18, 0x64,                             // 2 (highest) = 100
+    0x03, 0x01,                                   // 3 (figures) = 1
+    0x09, 0x18, 0x40,                             // 9 (countsLen) = 64
+    0x07, 0x18, 0x3f,                             // 7 (normOffset) = 63
+  ]));
+  assert.strictEqual(offsetMax.count, 0);
+  // The imported histogram with the max valid offset is recordable.
+  offsetMax.record(1);
+  assert.strictEqual(offsetMax.count, 1);
 }
 
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