diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/common.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/common.ts
index 614c9e16bc0e..732427a97deb 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/common.ts
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/common.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { readTsconfig } from '../../utilities/read-tsconfig';
 const ConcatPlugin = require('webpack-concat-plugin');
 const ProgressPlugin = require('webpack/lib/ProgressPlugin');
 const CircularDependencyPlugin = require('circular-dependency-plugin');
+const SilentError = require('silent-error');
 
 
 /**
@@ -96,6 +97,13 @@ export function getCommonConfig(wco: WebpackConfigOptions) {
       asset.output = asset.output || '';
       asset.glob = asset.glob || '';
 
+      // Prevent asset configurations from writing outside of the output path
+      const fullOutputPath = path.resolve(buildOptions.outputPath, asset.output);
+      if (!fullOutputPath.startsWith(path.resolve(buildOptions.outputPath))) {
+        const message = 'An asset cannot be written to a location outside of the output path.';
+        throw new SilentError(message);
+      }
+
       // Ensure trailing slash.
       if (isDirectory(path.resolve(asset.input))) {
         asset.input += '/';
diff --git a/tests/e2e/tests/build/assets.ts b/tests/e2e/tests/build/assets.ts
index ce15e48a81c0..20f32e1dbf3f 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/tests/build/assets.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/tests/build/assets.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ export default function () {
       './src/output-asset.txt': 'output-asset.txt',
       './node_modules/some-package/node_modules-asset.txt': 'node_modules-asset.txt',
     }))
+    // Add invalid asset config in .angular-cli.json.
+    .then(() => updateJsonFile('.angular-cli.json', configJson => {
+      const app = configJson['apps'][0];
+      app['assets'] = [
+        { 'glob': '**/*', 'input': '../node_modules/some-package/', 'output': '../package-folder' }
+      ];
+    }))
+    .then(() => expectToFail(() => ng('build')))
     // Add asset config in .angular-cli.json.
     .then(() => updateJsonFile('.angular-cli.json', configJson => {
       const app = configJson['apps'][0];