diff --git a/docs/operations/adapter-remediation-ledger.md b/docs/operations/adapter-remediation-ledger.md
index e5fbc6d..d009458 100644
--- a/docs/operations/adapter-remediation-ledger.md
+++ b/docs/operations/adapter-remediation-ledger.md
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ Rollout state starts at `NOT_STARTED`; documented-unimplemented items start at
 | ID | Activation | Red test command | Fix commit/PR | Rollout state | Rollback trigger | Evidence |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | STO-01 | OPFS not composed in template; **Critical** for any product writer | `corepack pnpm exec vitest run tests/unit/opfs-byte-store.test.ts tests/unit/opfs-worker-runtime.test.ts tests/unit/indexeddb-opfs-journal.test.ts` | `fix: preserve OPFS recovery authority during cleanup` | `FIXED_NOT_RELEASED` | OPFS reconcile backlog or journal growth | Red 4 new saga cases → green 25/25 across the three OPFS suites; `check:types` PASS (incl. web-worker); `check:browser-file-storage-boundaries` PASS; `lint` PASS; `test:unit` 1511 passed with only the pre-existing environmental `ci-artifact-contract` failures |
-| STO-02 | Browser file runtime not composed | `corepack pnpm exec vitest run tests/unit/browser-file-download.test.ts` | — | `NOT_STARTED` | download navigation blocked by canonical target | — |
+| STO-02 | Browser file runtime not composed | `corepack pnpm exec vitest run tests/unit/browser-file-download.test.ts` | `fix: execute canonical browser download targets` | `FIXED_NOT_RELEASED` | download navigation blocked by canonical target | Red 2 failed (raw relative href handed to host) → green 17/17 |
 | STO-03 | Public cache not composed | `corepack pnpm exec vitest run tests/unit/public-response-cache.test.ts` | — | `NOT_STARTED` | composition rejection of an existing policy | — |
 | STO-04 | Public cache not composed | `corepack pnpm exec vitest run tests/unit/public-response-cache.test.ts` | — | `NOT_STARTED` | restage loop or bandwidth spike | — |
 | STO-05 | Public cache not composed | `corepack pnpm exec vitest run tests/unit/public-response-cache.test.ts` | — | `NOT_STARTED` | activation permitted without required capability | — |
 | STO-06 | IndexedDB maintenance | `corepack pnpm exec vitest run tests/unit/indexeddb-maintenance.test.ts` | — | `NOT_STARTED` | migration checkpoint stall | — |
 | STO-07 | OPFS worker protocol | `corepack pnpm exec vitest run tests/unit/opfs-worker-runtime.test.ts` | — | `NOT_STARTED` | page/worker `INCOMPATIBLE` spike | — |
-| STO-08 | Hypothesis; browser characterization required | `corepack pnpm exec playwright test --config playwright.capabilities.config.ts tests/browser-capabilities/browser-files.spec.ts` | — | `NOT_STARTED` | n/a until characterized | — |
+| STO-08 | Hypothesis; browser characterization required | `corepack pnpm exec playwright test --config playwright.capabilities.config.ts tests/browser-capabilities/browser-files.spec.ts` | none (source unchanged) | `UNVERIFIED` | n/a until characterized | chromium 2/2 PASS; webkit could not launch (`libevent-2.1-7t64`, `libavif16` missing — environmental). The existing spec does not exercise `Window.showOpenFilePicker`/`showSaveFilePicker`, which need a user gesture and a native dialog, so the receiver-binding hypothesis is **neither reproduced nor refuted**. No `SystemPickerHost` was introduced: the plan forbids implementing an uncharacterized hypothesis as a defect. |
 | GAP-01 | Documented unimplemented (VD-15) | promotion evidence, not a red test | — | `PROMOTION_BLOCKED` | n/a | — |
 | GAP-02 | Documented unimplemented (VD-15) | promotion evidence, not a red test | — | `PROMOTION_BLOCKED` | n/a | — |
 | GAP-03 | Documented unimplemented (VD-15) | promotion evidence, not a red test | — | `PROMOTION_BLOCKED` | n/a | — |
diff --git a/src/adapters/browser-files/download-delivery-adapter.ts b/src/adapters/browser-files/download-delivery-adapter.ts
index 7a6b4fd..6b25314 100644
--- a/src/adapters/browser-files/download-delivery-adapter.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/browser-files/download-delivery-adapter.ts
@@ -443,20 +443,23 @@ function browserManagedHandoff(context: Readonly<{
         context.options.observer,
       );
     }
-    const href = capability.value.href;
-    if (
-      !safeBrowserManagedTarget(href, context.baseOrigin, {
+    const target = resolveBrowserManagedTarget(
+      capability.value.href,
+      context.baseOrigin,
+      {
         allowCrossOrigin:
           context.options.allowCrossOriginBrowserHandoff ?? false,
         allowQuery: context.options.allowBrowserManagedQuery ?? false,
-      })
-    ) {
-      return observeResult(
-        browserDataFailure("POLICY_REJECTED", "DOWNLOAD"),
-        context.options.observer,
-      );
+      },
+    );
+    if (!target.ok) {
+      return observeResult(target, context.options.observer);
     }
-    context.options.host.handoff(href, context.suggestedFileName);
+    // The host receives the parsed canonical URL, never the raw string.
+    context.options.host.handoff(
+      target.value.absoluteHref,
+      context.suggestedFileName,
+    );
     return observeResult(
       browserDataSuccess(
         Object.freeze({
@@ -1245,28 +1248,45 @@ function validateBrowserManagedCapability(
   );
 }
 
-function safeBrowserManagedTarget(
+type ResolvedBrowserManagedTarget = Readonly<{ absoluteHref: string }>;
+
+/**
+ * STO-02. Parse once, canonicalize, then execute the canonical value.
+ *
+ * Returning a boolean and handing the raw href to the host let the browser
+ * re-resolve a relative target against `document.baseURI`, so a hostile
+ * `<base>` could send the navigation to a different origin than the one this
+ * policy just approved.
+ */
+function resolveBrowserManagedTarget(
   href: string,
   baseOrigin: string,
   policy: Readonly<{
     allowCrossOrigin: boolean;
     allowQuery: boolean;
   }>,
-): boolean {
+): BrowserDataResult<ResolvedBrowserManagedTarget> {
+  let base: URL;
+  let target: URL;
   try {
-    const base = new URL(baseOrigin);
-    const target = new URL(href, base);
-    return (
-      ["http:", "https:"].includes(target.protocol) &&
-      target.username.length === 0 &&
-      target.password.length === 0 &&
-      (policy.allowCrossOrigin || target.origin === base.origin) &&
-      (policy.allowQuery || target.search.length === 0) &&
-      target.hash.length === 0
-    );
+    base = new URL(baseOrigin);
+    target = new URL(href, base);
   } catch {
-    return false;
+    return browserDataFailure("POLICY_REJECTED", "DOWNLOAD");
   }
+  if (
+    !["http:", "https:"].includes(target.protocol) ||
+    target.username.length > 0 ||
+    target.password.length > 0 ||
+    (!policy.allowCrossOrigin && target.origin !== base.origin) ||
+    (!policy.allowQuery && target.search.length > 0) ||
+    target.hash.length > 0
+  ) {
+    return browserDataFailure("POLICY_REJECTED", "DOWNLOAD");
+  }
+  return browserDataSuccess(
+    Object.freeze({ absoluteHref: target.href }),
+  );
 }
 
 function safeOpaqueId(value: unknown): value is string {
diff --git a/tests/unit/browser-file-download.test.ts b/tests/unit/browser-file-download.test.ts
index 95c7912..e56232c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/browser-file-download.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/browser-file-download.test.ts
@@ -248,12 +248,49 @@ describe("browser download delivery", () => {
       ok: true,
       value: { kind: "BROWSER_HANDOFF", transferId: "transfer:1" },
     });
+    // STO-02. Parse once, then execute exactly what was validated.
     expect(handoff).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      "/downloads/artifact-1",
+      "https://app.example/downloads/artifact-1",
       "invoice_exe.pdf",
     );
   });
 
+  it("executes the canonical target instead of a document-base-relative href", async () => {
+    const handoff = vi.fn();
+    const adapter = createDownloadDeliveryAdapter({
+      ...HARD_LIMITS,
+      policies,
+      host: { handoff },
+      // A relative href the host would otherwise resolve against a hostile
+      // document <base href="https://evil.example/">.
+      browserManagedCapabilities: capabilityResolver(() => "downloads/a"),
+      baseOrigin: "https://app.example",
+      createTransferId: () => "transfer:1",
+      userActivation: { isActive: true },
+    });
+
+    expect(
+      await adapter.deliver(
+        deliveryInput(
+          {
+            kind: "BROWSER_MANAGED_RESOURCE",
+            resourceId: "artifact-1",
+            capabilityReceipt,
+          },
+          "BROWSER_MANAGED",
+        ),
+      ),
+    ).toMatchObject({ ok: true });
+    expect(handoff).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "https://app.example/downloads/a",
+      "invoice_exe.pdf",
+    );
+    for (const [href] of handoff.mock.calls) {
+      expect(String(href).startsWith("https://app.example/")).toBe(true);
+      expect(String(href)).not.toContain("evil.example");
+    }
+  });
+
   it("rejects cross-origin or query-bearing browser-managed targets", async () => {
     const handoff = vi.fn();
     const adapter = createDownloadDeliveryAdapter({