diff --git a/framework/override_utils.go b/framework/override_utils.go
index e54908e..49ed953 100644
--- a/framework/override_utils.go
+++ b/framework/override_utils.go
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ func overridePathInArray(input []interface{}, path []string, isDelete bool, valu
 		return output, nil
 	}
 
+	if pathIndex < 0 || pathIndex >= len(output) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot set '%d' in array: out of range", pathIndex)
+	}
+
 	switch typed := output[pathIndex].(type) {
 	case map[string]interface{}:
 		subOutput, err := overridePathInMap(typed, path[1:], isDelete, value)
diff --git a/framework/override_utils_test.go b/framework/override_utils_test.go
index bf5a6c9..fb7d908 100644
--- a/framework/override_utils_test.go
+++ b/framework/override_utils_test.go
@@ -106,6 +106,20 @@ func TestWritePathInStruct(t *testing.T) {
 			Value:         "hello",
 			ExpectedError: fmt.Errorf("a: cannot set '2' in array: out of range"),
 		},
+		{
+			Name:          "nested index out of range",
+			Spec:          `{"a": [{}]}`,
+			Path:          []string{"a", "2", "c"},
+			Value:         "hello",
+			ExpectedError: fmt.Errorf("a: cannot set '2' in array: out of range"),
+		},
+		{
+			Name:          "nested negative index",
+			Spec:          `{"a": [{}]}`,
+			Path:          []string{"a", "-1", "c"},
+			Value:         "hello",
+			ExpectedError: fmt.Errorf("a: cannot set '-1' in array: out of range"),
+		},
 		{
 			Name:     "no append nested arrays",
 			Spec:     `{"a":[[0]]}`,