diff --git a/core/iwasm/aot/aot_loader.c b/core/iwasm/aot/aot_loader.c
index f274471f3..9d1129b8d 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/aot/aot_loader.c
+++ b/core/iwasm/aot/aot_loader.c
@@ -1730,6 +1730,12 @@ load_types(const uint8 **p_buf, const uint8 *buf_end, AOTModule *module,
             (void)u8;
 
             read_uint32(buf, buf_end, j);
+#if WASM_ENABLE_AOT_VALIDATOR != 0
+            if (j >= module->type_count) {
+                set_error_buf(error_buf, error_buf_size, "invalid type index");
+                goto fail;
+            }
+#endif
             if (module->types[j]->ref_count == UINT16_MAX) {
                 set_error_buf(error_buf, error_buf_size,
                               "wasm type's ref count too large");
@@ -1993,6 +1999,13 @@ load_types(const uint8 **p_buf, const uint8 *buf_end, AOTModule *module,
                 AOTType *cur_type = module->types[j];
                 parent_type_idx = cur_type->parent_type_idx;
                 if (parent_type_idx != (uint32)-1) { /* has parent */
+#if WASM_ENABLE_AOT_VALIDATOR != 0
+                    if (parent_type_idx >= module->type_count) {
+                        set_error_buf(error_buf, error_buf_size,
+                                      "invalid parent type index");
+                        goto fail;
+                    }
+#endif
                     AOTType *parent_type = module->types[parent_type_idx];
 
                     module->types[j]->parent_type = parent_type;
@@ -2016,6 +2029,13 @@ load_types(const uint8 **p_buf, const uint8 *buf_end, AOTModule *module,
                 AOTType *cur_type = module->types[j];
                 parent_type_idx = cur_type->parent_type_idx;
                 if (parent_type_idx != (uint32)-1) { /* has parent */
+#if WASM_ENABLE_AOT_VALIDATOR != 0
+                    if (parent_type_idx >= module->type_count) {
+                        set_error_buf(error_buf, error_buf_size,
+                                      "invalid parent type index");
+                        goto fail;
+                    }
+#endif
                     AOTType *parent_type = module->types[parent_type_idx];
                     /* subtyping has been checked during compilation */
                     bh_assert(wasm_type_is_subtype_of(