diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c7ca1d..ed37d33 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ Activating lockdown instantly engages the **Kernel SYN Shield**, activates **Ult
   - Configures role hierarchies stored in `${INSTALL_DIR}/admins.conf`:
     - **`superadmin`**: Full access to all 21 administrative commands, including destructive engine restarts (`/mp_restart`), emergency lockdowns (`/mp_lockdown`), bot removals (`/mp_remove`), and self-updates (`/mp_update`).
     - **`reseller`**: Delegated commercial management rights restricted to voucher redemption (`/redeem`), voucher batch generation (`/mp_voucher create <cnt> <qta> <dys>`), and voucher inventory auditing (`/mp_voucher list`). Destructive engine commands are automatically blocked with security violation logging.
+    - **Any other value** is treated as a misconfiguration and refused rather than granted access, so a typo in `admins.conf` fails closed.
 - **Decoupled Self-Service Status Portal (`mtproxymax portal [enable|disable|port|generate|serve|status]`):** Lightweight, zero-dependency static web dashboard designed for client self-service and transparent uptime reporting.
   - Generates an ultra-responsive, modern dark-mode glassmorphism HTML page (`index.html`) stored in `${INSTALL_DIR}/portal/`.
   - During periodic engine sweeps (`sweep()`), MTProxyMax automatically exports real-time system metrics (`status.json`) and anonymized user leaderboard statistics (`users.json`).
diff --git a/mtproxymax.sh b/mtproxymax.sh
index c398b7f..08f67d5 100644
--- a/mtproxymax.sh
+++ b/mtproxymax.sh
@@ -11554,6 +11554,19 @@ _check_tg_role() {
     echo "${r:-none}"
 }
 
+# Record a security event in the shared audit log. The bot daemon is
+# self-contained and never sources the manager, so it cannot call the manager's
+# audit_log() and writes the same line format itself.
+_tg_security_log() {
+    local cid="$1" action="$2"
+    local _log="${INSTALL_DIR}/audit.log"
+    mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
+    printf '%s UTC | telegram:%s | SECURITY: denied %q\n' \
+        "$(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')" "$cid" "$action" >> "$_log" 2>/dev/null || true
+    chmod 600 "$_log" 2>/dev/null || true
+    return 0
+}
+
 _process_cmd() {
     local update_id="$1" chat_id="$2" text="$3"
     echo "$((update_id + 1))" > "$OFFSET_FILE"
@@ -11640,7 +11653,31 @@ _process_cmd() {
         return
     fi
 
-    # Superadmin & Reseller administrative commands
+    # The control plane is an allowlist. A reseller is limited to vouchers (see
+    # README: Role-Based Access Control). Any other role value is a
+    # misconfiguration — admins.conf is a plain file an operator can hand-edit —
+    # and is refused rather than silently granted administrative rights.
+    case "$role" in
+        superadmin)
+            ;;
+        reseller)
+            case "$text" in
+                /mp_voucher|/mp_voucher@*|/mp_voucher\ *|/mp_voucher@*\ *) ;;
+                *)
+                    tg_send_to "$chat_id" "⛔ Permission denied: the reseller role is limited to voucher commands."
+                    _tg_security_log "$chat_id" "$text"
+                    return
+                    ;;
+            esac
+            ;;
+        *)
+            tg_send_to "$chat_id" "⛔ Permission denied: this account has an unrecognised role."
+            _tg_security_log "$chat_id" "unrecognised role '${role}': ${text}"
+            return
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    # Administrative commands (only superadmins reach this point)
     case "$text" in
         /mp_voucher\ *|/mp_voucher@*\ *)
             local sub=$(echo "$text" | awk '{print $2}')
diff --git a/tests/test_telegram_reseller_rbac.sh b/tests/test_telegram_reseller_rbac.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..385b3db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_telegram_reseller_rbac.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Regression tests for reseller RBAC enforcement in the Telegram bot.
+#
+# The README restricts a `reseller` to voucher redemption and voucher
+# create/list, but the dispatcher only blocked `role == none` plus four
+# superadmin-only commands, so a reseller could drive nearly the whole admin
+# control plane. These tests pin the documented contract.
+set -o pipefail
+
+if [ "${BASH_VERSINFO[0]:-0}" -lt 4 ]; then
+    echo "SKIP: bash 4+ required (got ${BASH_VERSION:-unknown})" >&2
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+TEST_TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
+INSTALL_DIR="$TEST_TMPDIR/install"
+mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR/relay_stats"
+OFFSET_FILE="$INSTALL_DIR/relay_stats/tg_offset"
+ADMINS_FILE="$INSTALL_DIR/admins.conf"
+AUDIT_LOG="$INSTALL_DIR/audit.log"
+
+MTPROXYMAX_SOURCE_ONLY=true source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../mtproxymax.sh"
+set +e
+trap 'rm -rf "$TEST_TMPDIR"' EXIT
+
+TESTS_RUN=0
+TESTS_FAILED=0
+
+assert_contains() {
+    local name="$1" needle="$2" haystack="$3"
+    TESTS_RUN=$((TESTS_RUN + 1))
+    if printf '%s' "$haystack" | grep -qF -- "$needle"; then
+        printf '  PASS  %s\n' "$name"
+    else
+        TESTS_FAILED=$((TESTS_FAILED + 1))
+        printf '  FAIL  %s (missing %q in %q)\n' "$name" "$needle" "$haystack"
+    fi
+}
+
+assert_not_contains() {
+    local name="$1" needle="$2" haystack="$3"
+    TESTS_RUN=$((TESTS_RUN + 1))
+    if printf '%s' "$haystack" | grep -qF -- "$needle"; then
+        TESTS_FAILED=$((TESTS_FAILED + 1))
+        printf '  FAIL  %s (unexpected %q in %q)\n' "$name" "$needle" "$haystack"
+    else
+        printf '  PASS  %s\n' "$name"
+    fi
+}
+
+assert_eq() {
+    local name="$1" want="$2" got="$3"
+    TESTS_RUN=$((TESTS_RUN + 1))
+    if [ "$got" = "$want" ]; then
+        printf '  PASS  %s\n' "$name"
+    else
+        TESTS_FAILED=$((TESTS_FAILED + 1))
+        printf '  FAIL  %s (got=%q want=%q)\n' "$name" "$got" "$want"
+    fi
+}
+
+# ── Stubs ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+REPLIES="$TEST_TMPDIR/replies.log"
+ROLE_TO_RETURN="reseller"
+
+_check_tg_role() { echo "$ROLE_TO_RETURN"; }
+tg_send() { printf 'admin|%s\n' "$*" >> "$REPLIES"; }
+tg_send_to() { printf 'to:%s|%s\n' "$1" "$2" >> "$REPLIES"; }
+load_tg_settings() { :; }
+is_running() { return 1; }
+log_warn() { :; }
+
+# Stand-in for the manager binary the voucher handler shells out to.
+cat > "$INSTALL_DIR/mtproxymax" <<'EOS'
+#!/bin/bash
+case "$1 $2" in
+    # Three lines so the create path (which does `tail -n +3`) still yields one.
+    "voucher list") printf 'HEADER\nSEPARATOR\nMTP-AAAA-BBBB\n' ;;
+    "voucher create"|"voucher redeem") : ;;
+    *) : ;;
+esac
+EOS
+chmod +x "$INSTALL_DIR/mtproxymax"
+
+# Exercise the exact dispatcher shipped in the generated bot daemon.
+telegram_generate_service_script
+DAEMON="$INSTALL_DIR/mtproxymax-telegram.sh"
+awk '/^_tg_security_log\(\)/,/^}$/' "$DAEMON" > "$TEST_TMPDIR/daemon-fns.sh"
+awk '/^_process_cmd\(\)/,/^}$/' "$DAEMON" >> "$TEST_TMPDIR/daemon-fns.sh"
+assert_eq "daemon helper extraction is valid bash" 0 \
+    "$(bash -n "$TEST_TMPDIR/daemon-fns.sh" 2>/dev/null; echo $?)"
+source "$TEST_TMPDIR/daemon-fns.sh"
+
+# run <role> <chat_id> <text> -> replies in $REPLIES
+run() {
+    : > "$REPLIES"
+    ROLE_TO_RETURN="$1"
+    _process_cmd 1 "$2" "$3" 2>/dev/null
+}
+audit_now() { cat "$AUDIT_LOG" 2>/dev/null || printf ''; }
+reset_audit() { : > "$AUDIT_LOG"; }
+
+echo "Telegram reseller RBAC tests"
+
+# ── A reseller is limited to vouchers ────────────────────────────────────────
+reset_audit
+run reseller 333 "/mp_status"
+assert_contains "reseller is denied /mp_status" "Permission denied" "$(cat "$REPLIES")"
+assert_contains "denial is logged" "SECURITY" "$(audit_now)"
+assert_contains "log records the denied command" "/mp_status" "$(audit_now)"
+assert_contains "log records the offending chat" "333" "$(audit_now)"
+assert_contains "denial goes to the sender, not the admin chat" "to:333|" "$(cat "$REPLIES")"
+assert_not_contains "denial is not sent to the admin chat" "admin|" "$(cat "$REPLIES")"
+
+for _cmd in /mp_restart /mp_lockdown /mp_update /mp_remove /mp_add /mp_broadcast \
+            /mp_secrets /mp_link /mp_setlimit /mp_help /mp_traffic /reply; do
+    reset_audit
+    run reseller 333 "$_cmd"
+    assert_contains "reseller is denied $_cmd" "Permission denied" "$(cat "$REPLIES")"
+    assert_contains "denial of $_cmd is logged" "SECURITY" "$(audit_now)"
+done
+
+# ── ...but vouchers and public commands still work ───────────────────────────
+for _cmd in "/mp_voucher list" "/mp_voucher create 5 10G 30"; do
+    reset_audit
+    run reseller 333 "$_cmd"
+    assert_not_contains "reseller is allowed $_cmd" "Permission denied" "$(cat "$REPLIES")"
+    assert_eq "allowed $_cmd is not logged as a violation" "" "$(audit_now)"
+    assert_contains "allowed $_cmd reaches the voucher engine" "MTP-AAAA-BBBB" "$(cat "$REPLIES")"
+done
+
+reset_audit
+run reseller 333 "/start"
+assert_not_contains "reseller keeps the public /start" "Permission denied" "$(cat "$REPLIES")"
+assert_contains "reseller gets the self-service welcome" "Welcome to MTProxyMax" "$(cat "$REPLIES")"
+
+# ── Superadmins are unaffected ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+reset_audit
+run superadmin 111 "/mp_status"
+assert_not_contains "superadmin is not denied /mp_status" "Permission denied" "$(cat "$REPLIES")"
+assert_eq "superadmin action is not logged as a violation" "" "$(audit_now)"
+
+# ── Unauthenticated users still get nothing ──────────────────────────────────
+reset_audit
+run none 999 "/mp_status"
+assert_eq "unauthenticated user gets no admin reply" "" "$(cat "$REPLIES")"
+assert_eq "unauthenticated user is not logged as a violation" "" "$(audit_now)"
+
+# ── Unrecognised roles fail closed ───────────────────────────────────────────
+# _check_tg_role returns whatever admins.conf holds, and admins.conf is a plain
+# file an operator can hand-edit. Anything that is not exactly 'superadmin' or
+# 'reseller' must be refused rather than granted the admin control plane.
+for _role in operator administrator root SUPERADMIN superadmin2; do
+    reset_audit
+    run "$_role" 444 "/mp_status"
+    assert_contains "role '$_role' is denied the control plane" "Permission denied" "$(cat "$REPLIES")"
+    assert_contains "role '$_role' denial is logged" "SECURITY" "$(audit_now)"
+    assert_contains "role '$_role' denial names the role" "$_role" "$(audit_now)"
+done
+
+reset_audit
+run operator 444 "/mp_voucher list"
+assert_contains "unrecognised role cannot reach the voucher engine" "Permission denied" "$(cat "$REPLIES")"
+
+reset_audit
+run operator 444 "/start"
+assert_not_contains "unrecognised role still gets public commands" "Permission denied" "$(cat "$REPLIES")"
+assert_contains "unrecognised role gets the self-service welcome" "Welcome to MTProxyMax" "$(cat "$REPLIES")"
+assert_eq "a public command is not logged as a violation" "" "$(audit_now)"
+
+printf '\n%d tests, %d failures\n' "$TESTS_RUN" "$TESTS_FAILED"
+[ "$TESTS_FAILED" -eq 0 ]