diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f16af0f..4ac915ab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -344,7 +344,6 @@ The following tests are not yet implemented and therefore missing:
 - Recommended Test 6.2.44
 - Recommended Test 6.2.45
 - Recommended Test 6.2.46
-- Recommended Test 6.2.49
 - Recommended Test 6.2.50.1
 - Recommended Test 6.2.50.2
 - Recommended Test 6.2.50.3
@@ -501,6 +500,7 @@ export const recommendedTest_6_2_41: DocumentTest
 export const recommendedTest_6_2_43: DocumentTest
 export const recommendedTest_6_2_47: DocumentTest
 export const recommendedTest_6_2_48: DocumentTest
+export const recommendedTest_6_2_49: DocumentTest
 export const recommendedTest_6_2_53: DocumentTest
 ```
 
diff --git a/csaf_2_1/recommendedTests.js b/csaf_2_1/recommendedTests.js
index 2d1a78d8..1be17864 100644
--- a/csaf_2_1/recommendedTests.js
+++ b/csaf_2_1/recommendedTests.js
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@ export { recommendedTest_6_2_41 } from './recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_4
 export { recommendedTest_6_2_43 } from './recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_43.js'
 export { recommendedTest_6_2_47 } from './recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_47.js'
 export { recommendedTest_6_2_48 } from './recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_48.js'
+export { recommendedTest_6_2_49 } from './recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_49.js'
 export { recommendedTest_6_2_53 } from './recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_53.js'
diff --git a/csaf_2_1/recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_49.js b/csaf_2_1/recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_49.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d36c1bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csaf_2_1/recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_49.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import { Ajv } from 'ajv/dist/jtd.js'
+import { walkPath } from '../../lib/walkPaths.js'
+
+const ajv = new Ajv()
+
+const branchSchema = /** @type {const} */ ({
+  additionalProperties: true,
+  optionalProperties: {
+    category: { type: 'string' },
+    name: { type: 'string' },
+  },
+})
+
+const validateBranch = ajv.compile(branchSchema)
+
+// regex to match the prefix of a product version range that uses the `vers` comparator
+const VERS_PREFIX = /^vers:[a-z\.\-\+][a-z0-9\.\-\+]*\//
+
+// regex to match an upper open ended constraint, e.g. `>=1.0.0` or `>1.0.0`
+const UPPER_OPEN_ENDED_CONSTRAINT = /^>=?/
+
+/**
+ * This implements the recommended test 6.2.49 of the CSAF 2.1 standard.
+ *
+ * @param {unknown} doc
+ */
+export async function recommendedTest_6_2_49(doc) {
+  const ctx = {
+    warnings:
+      /** @type {Array<{ instancePath: string; message: string }>} */ ([]),
+  }
+
+  await walkPath(
+    doc,
+    '/product_tree/branches[*]',
+    async (instancePath, value) => {
+      if (!validateBranch(value)) return
+      const branch = /** @type {{ category?: string; name?: string }} */ (value)
+
+      if (
+        branch.category !== 'product_version_range' ||
+        typeof branch.name !== 'string'
+      ) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (isUpperOpenEnded(branch.name)) {
+        ctx.warnings.push({
+          instancePath: `${instancePath}/name`,
+          message: `The product version range "${branch.name}" is upper open ended.`,
+        })
+      }
+    }
+  )
+
+  return ctx
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks whether the last bound defining constraint of a product version
+ * range (vers or vls) is upper open ended.
+ *
+ * @param {string} name
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+function isUpperOpenEnded(name) {
+  const trimmed = name.trim()
+  if (trimmed === 'vers:all/*') return false
+
+  const versMatch = trimmed.match(VERS_PREFIX)
+  const constraints = versMatch ? trimmed.slice(versMatch[0].length) : trimmed
+
+  const boundConstraints = constraints
+    .split('|')
+    .map((constraint) => constraint.trim())
+    .filter(
+      (constraint) => constraint.length > 0 && !constraint.startsWith('!=')
+    )
+
+  if (boundConstraints.length === 0) return false
+
+  const lastConstraint = boundConstraints[boundConstraints.length - 1]
+  return UPPER_OPEN_ENDED_CONSTRAINT.test(lastConstraint)
+}
diff --git a/lib/walkPaths.js b/lib/walkPaths.js
index cd674ec9..42f5a584 100644
--- a/lib/walkPaths.js
+++ b/lib/walkPaths.js
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ export async function walkPath(root, path, onCheck) {
       // Reached the end of the path: call the callback now ...
 
       await onCheck('/' + resolvedSegments.join('/'), node)
+    } else if (typeof node !== 'object') {
+      // The path continues, but the current node is a primitive and therefore cannot have further
+      // properties to traverse into.
     } else if (keyEntry.endsWith('[*]')) {
       // ... Recursive-descent array: visit every element and re-apply this same
       // segment on each element to handle arbitrary nesting depth.
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ export async function walkPath(root, path, onCheck) {
       const array = Reflect.get(node, arrayName)
 
       if (Array.isArray(array)) {
-        for (const [elementIndex, element] of array?.entries() ?? []) {
+        for (const [elementIndex, element] of array.entries()) {
           await walk(
             [...resolvedSegments, arrayName, String(elementIndex)],
             [...remainingSegments.slice(1)],
diff --git a/tests/csaf_2_1/oasis.js b/tests/csaf_2_1/oasis.js
index 0f97584b..bdf34ab4 100644
--- a/tests/csaf_2_1/oasis.js
+++ b/tests/csaf_2_1/oasis.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ const excluded = [
   '6.2.44',
   '6.2.45',
   '6.2.46',
-  '6.2.49',
   '6.2.50.1',
   '6.2.50.2',
   '6.2.50.3',
diff --git a/tests/csaf_2_1/recommendedTest_6_2_49.js b/tests/csaf_2_1/recommendedTest_6_2_49.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3c13784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/csaf_2_1/recommendedTest_6_2_49.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
+import { recommendedTest_6_2_49 } from '../../csaf_2_1/recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_49.js'
+
+describe('recommendedTest_6_2_49', function () {
+  it('skips invalid child branches that do not pass schema validation', async function () {
+    const result = await recommendedTest_6_2_49({
+      product_tree: {
+        branches: [42, null],
+      },
+    })
+    assert.equal(result.warnings.length, 0)
+  })
+
+  it('does not warn for the special "all versions" vers string', async function () {
+    const result = await recommendedTest_6_2_49({
+      product_tree: {
+        branches: [
+          {
+            category: 'product_version_range',
+            name: 'vers:all/*',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    })
+    assert.equal(result.warnings.length, 0)
+  })
+
+  it('does not warn when only exclusion constraints are present', async function () {
+    const result = await recommendedTest_6_2_49({
+      product_tree: {
+        branches: [
+          {
+            category: 'product_version_range',
+            name: 'vers:intdot/!=5.1|!=6.3.0',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    })
+    assert.equal(result.warnings.length, 0)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tests/walkPaths.js b/tests/walkPaths.js
index 05fc4165..2e6d6f90 100644
--- a/tests/walkPaths.js
+++ b/tests/walkPaths.js
@@ -140,5 +140,15 @@ describe('walkPath', function () {
       const results = await collect({ items: 'not-an-array' }, '/items[]')
       expect(results).to.deep.equal([])
     })
+
+    it('does not throw and skips primitive elements when the path continues into them', async function () {
+      const results = await collect(
+        { branches: [42, null, { name: 'valid' }] },
+        '/branches[*]/name'
+      )
+      expect(results).to.deep.equal([
+        { instancePath: '/branches/2/name', value: 'valid' },
+      ])
+    })
   })
 })