diff --git a/internal/kea/agent.go b/internal/kea/agent.go
index 45e6df4..273f1c3 100644
--- a/internal/kea/agent.go
+++ b/internal/kea/agent.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func EntrypointDHCP4() string {
 set -e
 ORD="${HOSTNAME##*-}"
 mkdir -p %[1]s
+chmod 0750 %[1]s
 sed "s/%[2]s/server${ORD}/g" %[3]s/kea-dhcp4.conf > %[4]s
 exec %[5]s -c %[4]s
 `, RunDir, ThisServerPlaceholder, ConfigDir, DHCP4ConfPath, DHCP4Bin)
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ func EntrypointCtrlAgent() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`#!/bin/sh
 set -e
 mkdir -p %[1]s
+chmod 0750 %[1]s
 cp %[2]s/kea-ctrl-agent.conf %[3]s
 exec %[4]s -c %[3]s
 `, RunDir, ConfigDir, CtrlAgentConfPath, CtrlAgentBin)
diff --git a/internal/kea/config_test.go b/internal/kea/config_test.go
index 8090cb6..47bc01a 100644
--- a/internal/kea/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/kea/config_test.go
@@ -237,6 +237,18 @@ func TestRenderCtrlAgent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEntrypointsHardenSocketDir(t *testing.T) {
+	// Kea 2.6+ rejects a socket dir "more relaxed than 750"; the emptyDir mount
+	// defaults to 0777, so the entrypoints must chmod it before exec'ing kea.
+	want := "chmod 0750 " + RunDir
+	if ep := EntrypointDHCP4(); !strings.Contains(ep, want) {
+		t.Errorf("dhcp4 entrypoint must %q, got:\n%s", want, ep)
+	}
+	if ep := EntrypointCtrlAgent(); !strings.Contains(ep, want) {
+		t.Errorf("ctrl-agent entrypoint must %q, got:\n%s", want, ep)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestControlSocketPathAllowedByKea(t *testing.T) {
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(CtrlSocketPath, "/var/run/kea/") {
 		t.Errorf("CtrlSocketPath %q must live under /var/run/kea (kea 2.6+ restriction)", CtrlSocketPath)