diff --git a/src/skillspector/nodes/analyzers/static_patterns_tool_misuse.py b/src/skillspector/nodes/analyzers/static_patterns_tool_misuse.py
index fbff5b25f..e90a26d3d 100644
--- a/src/skillspector/nodes/analyzers/static_patterns_tool_misuse.py
+++ b/src/skillspector/nodes/analyzers/static_patterns_tool_misuse.py
@@ -3724,6 +3724,23 @@ def _has_shell_command_word_exhaustion(
                 # spans and runtime-selected operands keep their existing
                 # conservative treatment.
                 continue
+            if python_word_source is not None and ownership_boundary < parsed.end:
+                # A raw shell word may pair Python delimiters across unrelated
+                # tokens. Recheck only the complete value the native owner proves.
+                value_source_range: list[int] = []
+                value = python_word_source.string_value(
+                    start, parsed.end, source_range=value_source_range
+                )
+                if value is not None:
+                    value_diagnostic = _has_shell_command_word_exhaustion(
+                        value[0],
+                        check_runtime,
+                        _command_string_depth=_command_string_depth,
+                        _quoted_printf_allowed=quoted_printf_allowed,
+                    )
+                    if value_diagnostic is not None:
+                        return value_diagnostic.enclosed(*value_source_range)
+                    continue
             if not _quoted_candidate_is_complete(
                 content, start, quote_limits, check_runtime, quoted_printf_allowed
             ):
diff --git a/tests/nodes/analyzers/test_python_host_word_bounds.py b/tests/nodes/analyzers/test_python_host_word_bounds.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb4e4c11e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nodes/analyzers/test_python_host_word_bounds.py
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+"""A failed shell word cannot borrow unrelated Python string delimiters."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pytest
+
+from skillspector.inspection_ledger import LedgerOutcome, LedgerReason, ParserCause
+from skillspector.nodes.analyzers import static_patterns_tool_misuse as tm
+from skillspector.nodes.analyzers import static_runner
+
+# Alternating Python delimiters make a raw shell word charge later token bodies
+# to the first value. Each native value remains short and independent.
+_TAIL = "".join(f'FIELD_{index} = "ordinary_value_{index}"\n' for index in range(600))
+
+
+def _diagnostic(source: str):
+    return tm.bounded_parse_diagnostic(source, lambda: None, file_type="python")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("newline", ["\n", "\r\n"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "statement",
+    [
+        'def read(access: str = "read"):\n    return access\n',
+        'RECORD = {"status": "diagnostic_only"}\n',
+        'STATES = {"resource_limited", "completed"}\n',
+        'PREFIXES = ("run_recomputed_reference_", "run_default_")\n',
+        'MESSAGE = "café 🧪 literal"\n',
+    ],
+)
+def test_short_python_values_do_not_consume_later_token_bodies(
+    statement: str, newline: str
+) -> None:
+    source = (statement + _TAIL).replace("\n", newline)
+
+    assert _diagnostic(source) is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "extension", [" + unknown", " % unknown", ".format(unknown)", " * count", "[part:]"]
+)
+def test_unproved_value_extensions_keep_the_original_failure(extension: str) -> None:
+    source = 'def read(access: str = "read"' + extension + "):\n    return access\n" + _TAIL
+    owner = tm._PythonSourceOwnership(source, lambda: None)
+    start = source.index('read"')
+    assert owner.string_value(start, start + len("read")) is None
+
+    assert _diagnostic(source) is not None
+
+
+def test_later_runtime_command_remains_independently_partial() -> None:
+    source = 'FIRST = "ordinary"\n' + _TAIL + 'COMMAND = "$TOOL -rf /"\n'
+
+    diagnostic = _diagnostic(source)
+    assert diagnostic is not None
+    assert diagnostic.cause is ParserCause.RUNTIME_DEPENDENT
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("prefix", ["", 'FIRST = "ordinary"\n' + _TAIL], ids=["first", "later"])
+def test_a_genuinely_over_budget_python_value_keeps_the_limit(prefix: str) -> None:
+    source = prefix + 'VALUE = "' + "r" * 4097 + '"\n' + _TAIL
+
+    diagnostic = _diagnostic(source)
+    assert diagnostic is not None
+    assert diagnostic.cause is ParserCause.RESOURCE_LIMIT
+    assert diagnostic.measurements["observed_characters"] == 4097
+    assert diagnostic.measurements["limit_characters"] == 4096
+
+
+def test_native_ownership_requires_complete_valid_python() -> None:
+    source = 'FENCE = "\\n```\\n"\n' + _TAIL + "def broken(:\n"
+    assert tm._python_literal_spans(source, lambda: None) is None
+
+    assert _diagnostic(source) is not None
+    assert (
+        tm.bounded_parse_diagnostic(
+            source, lambda: None, file_type="python", complete_context=False
+        )
+        is not None
+    )
+
+
+def test_later_raw_high_findings_are_preserved_after_value_reassessment() -> None:
+    source = 'FIRST = "ordinary"\n' + _TAIL + 'DANGEROUS = "rm -rf /"\n'
+    result = static_runner.run_static_patterns_with_ledger(
+        {"components": ["script.py"], "file_cache": {"script.py": source}}, [tm]
+    )
+
+    assert any(f.rule_id == "TM1" and f.severity == "HIGH" for f in result["findings"])
+    assert result["inspection_ledger"][0]["outcome"] is LedgerOutcome.COMPLETED
+
+
+def test_later_runtime_limit_reaches_the_ledger() -> None:
+    source = 'FIRST = "ordinary"\n' + _TAIL + 'COMMAND = "$TOOL -rf /"\n'
+    result = static_runner.run_static_patterns_with_ledger(
+        {"components": ["script.py"], "file_cache": {"script.py": source}}, [tm]
+    )
+
+    assert any(
+        event.get("reason_code") is LedgerReason.STATIC_PARSE_LIMIT
+        for event in result["inspection_ledger"]
+    )