diff --git a/usr/bin/permission-hardener b/usr/bin/permission-hardener
index 2800e73..36c21f1 100755
--- a/usr/bin/permission-hardener
+++ b/usr/bin/permission-hardener
@@ -74,11 +74,14 @@ add_nosuid_statoverride_entry() {
 
     local arr file_name existing_mode existing_owner existing_group
     file_name="${line}"
-    stat_output="$(stat -c "%a %U %G" "${line}")"
-    read -r -a arr <<< "${stat_output}"
-    existing_mode="${arr[0]}"
-    existing_owner="${arr[1]}"
-    existing_group="${arr[2]}"
+    ## Capture the stat output with fields separated by NUL characters.
+    ## Delimiter at the end to avoid the last field to be interpreted as having a newline.
+    stat_output=$(stat -c '%n\0%a\0%U\0%G\0%' "${line}")
+    readarray -d '\0' -t arr <<< "${stat_output}"
+    file_name_from_stat="${arr[0]}"
+    existing_mode="${arr[1]}"
+    existing_owner="${arr[2]}"
+    existing_group="${arr[3]}"
 
     if test "${#arr[@]}" = 0; then
       log error "Line is empty: '${line}'" >&2
@@ -363,7 +366,7 @@ set_file_perms() {
 
       local stat_output
       stat_output=""
-      if ! stat_output="$(stat -c "%a %U %G" "${fso_without_trailing_slash}")"; then
+      if ! stat_output="$(stat -c '%n\0%a\0%U\0%G\0%' "${fso_without_trailing_slash}")"; then
         log error "Failed to run 'stat' on file: '${fso_without_trailing_slash}'!" >&2
         continue
       fi