From 38daf8d325f606df89edbe478d1c09760485901f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Functionable <40835042+Functionable@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 18:36:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] ISO: Add empty path check to iso_archive::retrieve

---
 rpcs3/Loader/ISO.cpp | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rpcs3/Loader/ISO.cpp b/rpcs3/Loader/ISO.cpp
index bee017a59d..9804407767 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Loader/ISO.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Loader/ISO.cpp
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ iso_archive::iso_archive(const std::string& path)
 
 iso_fs_node* iso_archive::retrieve(const std::string& passed_path)
 {
+	if (passed_path.empty()) return nullptr;
+
 	std::string path = std::filesystem::path(passed_path).string();
 
 	size_t start = 0;