diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fcd3931..4df5c03 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "moongreet"
-version = "0.8.5"
+version = "0.8.6"
 dependencies = [
  "gdk-pixbuf",
  "gdk4",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 05ab797..d85a828 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "moongreet"
-version = "0.8.5"
+version = "0.8.6"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "A greetd greeter for Wayland with GTK4 and Layer Shell"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/DECISIONS.md b/DECISIONS.md
index ce6b36c..a909799 100644
--- a/DECISIONS.md
+++ b/DECISIONS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Decisions
 
+## 2026-04-24 – Audit LOW fixes: stdout null, utf-8 path, debug value, hidden sessions (v0.8.6)
+
+- **Who**: ClaudeCode, Dom
+- **Why**: Four LOW findings cleared in a single pass. (1) `power::run_command` piped stdout it never read — structurally fragile even though current callers stay well under the pipe buffer. (2) Relative wallpaper paths were resolved via `to_string_lossy`, silently substituting `U+FFFD` for non-UTF-8 bytes and producing a path that cannot be opened. (3) `MOONGREET_DEBUG` escalated log verbosity on mere presence, so an empty variable leaked auth metadata into the journal. (4) `Hidden=true` and `NoDisplay=true` `.desktop` entries appeared in the session dropdown even though they mark disabled or stub sessions.
+- **Tradeoffs**: Gating debug on the literal value `"1"` is slightly stricter than most tools but matches the security-first posture. Filtering Hidden/NoDisplay means legitimately hidden but functional sessions are now unselectable from the greeter — acceptable, that is the convention these keys signal.
+- **How**: (1) `.stdout(Stdio::null())` replaces the unused pipe. (2) `to_string_lossy().to_string()` replaced by `to_str().map(|s| s.to_string())` with a `log::warn!` fallback for non-UTF-8 paths. (3) `match std::env::var("MOONGREET_DEBUG").ok().as_deref()` → `Some("1")` selects Debug, everything else Info. (4) `parse_desktop_file` reads `Hidden=` and `NoDisplay=`, returns `None` if either is `true`.
+
 ## 2026-04-24 – Audit MEDIUM fixes: FP double-init, async avatar, symlink, FD leak (v0.8.5)
 
 - **Who**: ClaudeCode, Dom
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 4c7f4d6..ee91eee 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -68,8 +68,14 @@ pub fn load_config(config_paths: Option<&[PathBuf]>) -> Config {
                                 if bg_path.is_absolute() {
                                     merged.background_path = Some(bg);
                                 } else if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
-                                    merged.background_path =
-                                        Some(parent.join(&bg).to_string_lossy().to_string());
+                                    let joined = parent.join(&bg);
+                                    match joined.to_str() {
+                                        Some(s) => merged.background_path = Some(s.to_string()),
+                                        None => log::warn!(
+                                            "Ignoring non-UTF-8 background path: {}",
+                                            joined.display()
+                                        ),
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }
                             if let Some(blur) = appearance.background_blur {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d225afd..b6a2a87 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -127,10 +127,12 @@ fn setup_logging() {
             eprintln!("Failed to create journal logger: {e}");
         }
     }
-    let level = if std::env::var("MOONGREET_DEBUG").is_ok() {
-        log::LevelFilter::Debug
-    } else {
-        log::LevelFilter::Info
+    // Require MOONGREET_DEBUG=1 to raise verbosity. Mere presence (e.g. an
+    // empty value in a session-setup script) must not escalate the journal
+    // to Debug, which leaks socket paths, usernames, and auth round counts.
+    let level = match std::env::var("MOONGREET_DEBUG").ok().as_deref() {
+        Some("1") => log::LevelFilter::Debug,
+        _ => log::LevelFilter::Info,
     };
     log::set_max_level(level);
 }
diff --git a/src/power.rs b/src/power.rs
index 2f361ee..ec8b961 100644
--- a/src/power.rs
+++ b/src/power.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ fn run_command(action: &'static str, program: &str, args: &[&str]) -> Result<(),
     log::debug!("Power action: {action} ({program} {args:?})");
     let mut child = Command::new(program)
         .args(args)
-        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+        // stdout is never read; piping without draining would deadlock on any
+        // command that writes more than one OS pipe buffer before wait() returns.
+        .stdout(Stdio::null())
         .stderr(Stdio::piped())
         .spawn()
         .map_err(|e| PowerError::CommandFailed {
diff --git a/src/sessions.rs b/src/sessions.rs
index 96d3a6e..09828bf 100644
--- a/src/sessions.rs
+++ b/src/sessions.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ fn parse_desktop_file(path: &Path, session_type: &str) -> Option<Session> {
     let mut in_section = false;
     let mut name: Option<String> = None;
     let mut exec_cmd: Option<String> = None;
+    let mut hidden = false;
+    let mut no_display = false;
 
     for line in content.lines() {
         let line = line.trim();
@@ -44,9 +46,18 @@ fn parse_desktop_file(path: &Path, session_type: &str) -> Option<Session> {
             && exec_cmd.is_none()
         {
             exec_cmd = Some(value.to_string());
+        } else if let Some(value) = line.strip_prefix("Hidden=") {
+            hidden = value.eq_ignore_ascii_case("true");
+        } else if let Some(value) = line.strip_prefix("NoDisplay=") {
+            no_display = value.eq_ignore_ascii_case("true");
         }
     }
 
+    if hidden || no_display {
+        log::debug!("Skipping {}: Hidden/NoDisplay entry", path.display());
+        return None;
+    }
+
     let name = name.filter(|s| !s.is_empty());
     let exec_cmd = exec_cmd.filter(|s| !s.is_empty());