diff --git a/apparmor.d/abstractions/app-launcher-root b/apparmor.d/abstractions/app-launcher-root
index 0bc7dbeff..7f7e2a673 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/abstractions/app-launcher-root
+++ b/apparmor.d/abstractions/app-launcher-root
@@ -5,15 +5,12 @@
 
   abi <abi/4.0>,
 
+  include <abstractions/path>
+
   @{bin}/**                     PUx,
   @{sbin}/**                    PUx,
   /usr/local/{s,}bin/**         PUx,
 
-  @{bin}/                       r,
-  /                             r,
-  /usr/                         r,
-  /usr/local/{s,}bin/           r,
-
   include if exists <abstractions/app-launcher-root.d>
 
 # vim:syntax=apparmor
diff --git a/apparmor.d/abstractions/app-launcher-user b/apparmor.d/abstractions/app-launcher-user
index 800de5106..3f35d5882 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/abstractions/app-launcher-user
+++ b/apparmor.d/abstractions/app-launcher-user
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
   abi <abi/4.0>,
 
+  include <abstractions/path>
+
   @{bin}/**                     PUx,
   /opt/*/**                     PUx,
   /usr/share/**                 PUx,
@@ -18,13 +20,7 @@
   @{thunderbird_path}           Px,
   @{offices_path}              PUx,
 
-  @{bin}/                       r,
-  /                             r,
-  /usr/                         r,
-  /usr/local/bin/               r,
-
-  @{user_bin_dirs}/             r,
-  @{user_bin_dirs}/**         PUx,
+  @{user_bin_dirs}/**          PUx,
 
   include if exists <abstractions/app-launcher-user.d>
 
diff --git a/apparmor.d/abstractions/common/app b/apparmor.d/abstractions/common/app
index cc802ef06..0d63b72c8 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/abstractions/common/app
+++ b/apparmor.d/abstractions/common/app
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   include <abstractions/gstreamer>
   include <abstractions/nameservice-strict>
   include <abstractions/p11-kit>
+  include <abstractions/path>
   include <abstractions/ssl_certs>
   include <abstractions/video>
 
@@ -39,12 +40,8 @@
 
   /etc/{,**} r,
 
-        / r,
         /.* r,
-        /*/ r,
-        @{bin}/ r,
         @{lib}/ r,
-        /usr/local/bin/ r,
   owner /_@{int}_/ w,
   owner /@{uuid}/ w,
   owner /var/cache/ldconfig/{,**} rw,
diff --git a/apparmor.d/abstractions/path b/apparmor.d/abstractions/path
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dee241b29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apparmor.d/abstractions/path
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# apparmor.d - Full set of apparmor profiles
+# Copyright (C) 2025 Alexandre Pujol <alexandre@pujol.io>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+# Common directories in $PATH, used by launchers and interactive shells.
+
+  abi <abi/4.0>,
+
+  @{bin}/ r,
+  @{bin}/*/ r,
+  @{sbin}/ r,
+  @{sbin}/*/ r,
+
+  / r,
+  /usr/ r,
+  /usr/local/bin/ r,
+  /usr/local/sbin/ r,
+
+  @{user_bin_dirs}/ r,
+
+  include if exists <abstractions/path.d>
+
+# vim:syntax=apparmor
diff --git a/apparmor.d/groups/children/child-open-any b/apparmor.d/groups/children/child-open-any
index 1259d7708..446627e85 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/groups/children/child-open-any
+++ b/apparmor.d/groups/children/child-open-any
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ include <tunables/global>
 profile child-open-any flags=(attach_disconnected,mediate_deleted) {
   include <abstractions/base>
   include <abstractions/app/open>
+  include <abstractions/path>
 
   @{bin}/**                     PUx,
   @{lib}/**                     PUx,
@@ -22,12 +23,6 @@ profile child-open-any flags=(attach_disconnected,mediate_deleted) {
   /usr/local/bin/**             PUx,
   /usr/share/**                 PUx,
 
-  @{bin}/                       r,
-  @{user_bin_dirs}/             r,
-  /                             r,
-  /usr/                         r,
-  /usr/local/bin/               r,
-
   include if exists <usr/child-open-any.d>
   include if exists <local/child-open-any>
 }