diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/cache/DirectoryContent.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/cache/DirectoryContent.java
index b9ecc1c..1dfef13 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/cache/DirectoryContent.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/cache/DirectoryContent.java
@@ -63,7 +63,13 @@
             name = name.substring(1);
         }
 
-        return new File(m_dir, name).exists();
+        // Return true if the file associated with the entry exists,
+        // unless the entry name ends with "/", in which case only
+        // return true if the file is really a directory.
+        File file = new File(m_dir, name);
+        return BundleCache.getSecureAction().fileExists(file)
+            && (name.endsWith("/")
+                ? BundleCache.getSecureAction().isFileDirectory(file) : true);
     }
 
     public Enumeration getEntries()