diff --git a/include/flatbuffers/flexbuffers.h b/include/flatbuffers/flexbuffers.h
index 5c42a7ed47..6a5e936996 100644
--- a/include/flatbuffers/flexbuffers.h
+++ b/include/flatbuffers/flexbuffers.h
@@ -1007,9 +1007,16 @@ inline Reference Map::operator[](const std::string& key) const {
 inline Reference GetRoot(const uint8_t* buffer, size_t size) {
   // See Finish() below for the serialization counterpart of this.
   // The root starts at the end of the buffer, so we parse backwards from there.
+  // A valid buffer needs at least 3 bytes: one for the root value, one for the
+  // packed type, and one for the byte width.
+  if (size < 3) return Reference(nullptr, 1, 0);
   auto end = buffer + size;
   auto byte_width = *--end;
   auto packed_type = *--end;
+  if (byte_width == 0 || byte_width > 8 ||
+      static_cast<size_t>(end - buffer) < byte_width) {
+    return Reference(nullptr, 1, 0);
+  }
   end -= byte_width;  // The root data item.
   return Reference(end, byte_width, packed_type);
 }
diff --git a/tests/fuzzer/flexbuffers_parser_fuzzer.cc b/tests/fuzzer/flexbuffers_parser_fuzzer.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d400f2fde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fuzzer/flexbuffers_parser_fuzzer.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// Fuzz target for FlexBuffers accessor methods on unverified buffers.
+// This complements flexbuffers_verifier_fuzzer.cc (which only tests
+// VerifyBuffer) by exercising the GetRoot/Reference code paths that
+// callers may reach without prior verification.
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "flatbuffers/flexbuffers.h"
+
+extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
+  auto root = flexbuffers::GetRoot(data, size);
+
+  // Exercise the type-dispatch accessors that read from the buffer.
+  (void)root.GetType();
+  (void)root.IsNull();
+  (void)root.AsBool();
+  (void)root.AsInt64();
+  (void)root.AsUInt64();
+  (void)root.AsDouble();
+  (void)root.AsString().c_str();
+
+  if (root.IsVector()) {
+    auto vec = root.AsVector();
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < vec.size() && i < 8; i++) {
+      (void)vec[i].AsInt64();
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (root.IsMap()) {
+    auto map = root.AsMap();
+    auto keys = map.Keys();
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < keys.size() && i < 8; i++) {
+      (void)keys[i].AsKey();
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (root.IsTypedVector()) {
+    auto tv = root.AsTypedVector();
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < tv.size() && i < 8; i++) {
+      (void)tv[i].AsInt64();
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (root.IsBlob()) {
+    auto blob = root.AsBlob();
+    (void)blob.size();
+    (void)blob.data();
+  }
+
+  (void)root.ToString();
+
+  return 0;
+}