diff --git a/prowler/lib/outputs/utils.py b/prowler/lib/outputs/utils.py
index 1d974770d3..2e7ee76dc8 100644
--- a/prowler/lib/outputs/utils.py
+++ b/prowler/lib/outputs/utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+from math import isfinite
+
+
 def unroll_list(listed_items: list, separator: str = "|") -> str:
     """
     Unrolls a list of items into a single string, separated by a specified separator.
@@ -208,7 +211,10 @@ def sanitize_csv_value(value):
     ):
         return value
     try:
-        float(value)
-        return value
+        # float() also accepts nan/inf and padded forms, which a spreadsheet
+        # renders as text, so only a finite number is left untouched
+        if isfinite(float(value)) and value == value.strip():
+            return value
     except ValueError:
-        return f"'{value}"
+        pass
+    return f"'{value}"
diff --git a/tests/lib/outputs/outputs_test.py b/tests/lib/outputs/outputs_test.py
index 1eff388c25..b95fea7410 100644
--- a/tests/lib/outputs/outputs_test.py
+++ b/tests/lib/outputs/outputs_test.py
@@ -1331,3 +1331,13 @@ class TestSanitizeCSVValue:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("value", [None, True, -1, -1.5, ""])
     def test_non_string_and_empty_values_are_untouched(self, value):
         assert sanitize_csv_value(value) == value
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "value", ["-nan", "+nan", "-inf", "+inf", "-infinity", "+Infinity"]
+    )
+    def test_non_finite_float_literal_is_prefixed(self, value):
+        assert sanitize_csv_value(value) == f"'{value}"
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("value", ["-1 ", "+1\t", "-1\n"])
+    def test_padded_number_is_prefixed(self, value):
+        assert sanitize_csv_value(value) == f"'{value}"
diff --git a/tests/providers/aws/lib/quick_inventory/quick_inventory_test.py b/tests/providers/aws/lib/quick_inventory/quick_inventory_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52375c67b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/providers/aws/lib/quick_inventory/quick_inventory_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import csv
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+from prowler.providers.aws.lib.quick_inventory.quick_inventory import create_output
+
+
+def _args(tmp_path):
+    args = MagicMock()
+    args.output_directory = str(tmp_path)
+    args.output_filename = "inventory"
+    return args
+
+
+def _provider():
+    provider = MagicMock()
+    provider.identity.account = "123456789012"
+    return provider
+
+
+def _rows(tmp_path):
+    with open(tmp_path / "inventory.csv", newline="") as handle:
+        return list(csv.reader(handle))
+
+
+class TestQuickInventoryCsvOutput:
+    def test_formula_initiator_in_tags_is_neutralised(self, tmp_path):
+        resources = [
+            {
+                "arn": "arn:aws:s3:eu-west-1:123456789012:bucket-one",
+                "tags": '=cmd|" /C calc"!A0',
+            }
+        ]
+
+        create_output(resources, _provider(), _args(tmp_path))
+
+        header, row = _rows(tmp_path)
+        assert row[header.index("AWS_Tags")] == '\'=cmd|" /C calc"!A0'
+
+    def test_header_and_ordinary_values_are_untouched(self, tmp_path):
+        resources = [
+            {
+                "arn": "arn:aws:s3:eu-west-1:123456789012:bucket-one",
+                "tags": "env=prod",
+            }
+        ]
+
+        create_output(resources, _provider(), _args(tmp_path))
+
+        header, row = _rows(tmp_path)
+        assert header[0] == "AWS_AccountID"
+        assert row[header.index("AWS_Tags")] == "env=prod"
+        assert row[header.index("AWS_Region")] == "eu-west-1"