diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/10254-Lyndon-Li b/changelogs/unreleased/10254-Lyndon-Li
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3ad3b7a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/10254-Lyndon-Li
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Ignore credentialFile filled into BSL by users to avoid unexpected credentials used by Velero
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/volume/snapshotlocation.go b/internal/volume/snapshotlocation.go
index 594fbf3a5..f8adab7fd 100644
--- a/internal/volume/snapshotlocation.go
+++ b/internal/volume/snapshotlocation.go
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ func UpdateVolumeSnapshotLocationWithCredentialConfig(location *velerov1api.Volu
 	if location.Spec.Config == nil {
 		location.Spec.Config = make(map[string]string)
 	}
+
+	// Delete any user-provided credentialsFile to prevent path traversal vulnerabilities
+	delete(location.Spec.Config, "credentialsFile")
+
 	// If the VSL specifies a credential, fetch its path on disk and pass to
 	// plugin via the config.
 	if location.Spec.Credential != nil && credentialStore != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/persistence/object_store.go b/pkg/persistence/object_store.go
index 440ca8756..8d5207a6e 100644
--- a/pkg/persistence/object_store.go
+++ b/pkg/persistence/object_store.go
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ func (b *objectBackupStoreGetter) Get(location *velerov1api.BackupStorageLocatio
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Delete any user-provided credentialsFile to prevent path traversal vulnerabilities
+	delete(objectStoreConfig, "credentialsFile")
+
 	// add the bucket name and prefix to the config map so that object stores
 	// can use them when initializing. The AWS object store uses the bucket
 	// name to determine the bucket's region when setting up its client.
diff --git a/pkg/repository/provider/unified_repo.go b/pkg/repository/provider/unified_repo.go
index b30e4618b..24c744fe4 100644
--- a/pkg/repository/provider/unified_repo.go
+++ b/pkg/repository/provider/unified_repo.go
@@ -501,11 +501,16 @@ func getStorageCredentials(backupLocation *velerov1api.BackupStorageLocation, cr
 		return map[string]string{}, errors.New("invalid storage provider")
 	}
 
-	config := backupLocation.Spec.Config
-	if config == nil {
-		config = map[string]string{}
+	config := make(map[string]string)
+	if backupLocation.Spec.Config != nil {
+		for k, v := range backupLocation.Spec.Config {
+			config[k] = v
+		}
 	}
 
+	// Delete any user-provided credentialsFile to prevent path traversal vulnerabilities
+	delete(config, repoconfig.CredentialsFileKey)
+
 	if backupLocation.Spec.Credential != nil {
 		config[repoconfig.CredentialsFileKey], err = credentialsFileStore.Path(backupLocation.Spec.Credential)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -549,11 +554,16 @@ func getStorageVariables(backupLocation *velerov1api.BackupStorageLocation, repo
 		return map[string]string{}, errors.New("invalid storage provider")
 	}
 
-	config := backupLocation.Spec.Config
-	if config == nil {
-		config = map[string]string{}
+	config := make(map[string]string)
+	if backupLocation.Spec.Config != nil {
+		for k, v := range backupLocation.Spec.Config {
+			config[k] = v
+		}
 	}
 
+	// Delete any user-provided credentialsFile to prevent path traversal vulnerabilities
+	delete(config, repoconfig.CredentialsFileKey)
+
 	bucket := strings.Trim(config["bucket"], "/")
 	prefix := strings.Trim(config["prefix"], "/")
 	if backupLocation.Spec.ObjectStorage != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/repository/provider/unified_repo_test.go b/pkg/repository/provider/unified_repo_test.go
index 2cd9bf576..d2131d6bc 100644
--- a/pkg/repository/provider/unified_repo_test.go
+++ b/pkg/repository/provider/unified_repo_test.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func TestGetStorageCredentials(t *testing.T) {
 				Spec: velerov1api.BackupStorageLocationSpec{
 					Provider: "velero.io/aws",
 					Config: map[string]string{
-						"credentialsFile": "credentials-from-config-map",
+						"credentialsFile": "credentials-from-config-map", // This should be ignored
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestGetStorageCredentials(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			credFileStore: new(credmock.FileStore),
 			expected: map[string]string{
-				"accessKeyID":     "from: credentials-from-config-map",
+				"accessKeyID":     "from: ",
 				"providerName":    "",
 				"secretAccessKey": "",
 				"sessionToken":    "",
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func TestGetStorageCredentials(t *testing.T) {
 				Spec: velerov1api.BackupStorageLocationSpec{
 					Provider: "velero.io/aws",
 					Config: map[string]string{
-						"credentialsFile": "credentials-from-config-map",
+						"credentialsFile": "credentials-from-config-map", // This should be ignored
 					},
 					Credential: &corev1api.SecretKeySelector{},
 				},
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func TestGetStorageCredentials(t *testing.T) {
 				Spec: velerov1api.BackupStorageLocationSpec{
 					Provider: "velero.io/aws",
 					Config: map[string]string{
-						"credentialsFile": "credentials-from-config-map",
+						"credentialsFile": "credentials-from-config-map", // This should be ignored
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -176,16 +176,16 @@ func TestGetStorageCredentials(t *testing.T) {
 				Spec: velerov1api.BackupStorageLocationSpec{
 					Provider: "velero.io/gcp",
 					Config: map[string]string{
-						"credentialsFile": "credentials-from-config-map",
+						"credentialsFile": "credentials-from-config-map", // This should be ignored
 					},
 				},
 			},
 			getGCPCredentials: func(config map[string]string) string {
-				return "credentials-from-config-map"
+				return config["credentialsFile"]
 			},
 			credFileStore: new(credmock.FileStore),
 			expected: map[string]string{
-				"credFile": "credentials-from-config-map",
+				"credFile": "",
 			},
 		},
 	}