diff --git a/compare_toi.py b/compare_toi.py
index 1322072..32f17c6 100644
--- a/compare_toi.py
+++ b/compare_toi.py
@@ -42,7 +42,29 @@ def main():
         tois = numpy.genfromtxt(tois_csv, delimiter=",", dtype=str).reshape(-1, 2)
 
         with tarfile.open(tar_file, "r") as tar:
-            tar.extractall(working_dir)
+            
+            import os
+            
+            def is_within_directory(directory, target):
+                
+                abs_directory = os.path.abspath(directory)
+                abs_target = os.path.abspath(target)
+            
+                prefix = os.path.commonprefix([abs_directory, abs_target])
+                
+                return prefix == abs_directory
+            
+            def safe_extract(tar, path=".", members=None, *, numeric_owner=False):
+            
+                for member in tar.getmembers():
+                    member_path = os.path.join(path, member.name)
+                    if not is_within_directory(path, member_path):
+                        raise Exception("Attempted Path Traversal in Tar File")
+            
+                tar.extractall(path, members, numeric_owner=numeric_owner) 
+                
+            
+            safe_extract(tar, working_dir)
             names = tar.getnames()
             
         for name in tqdm(names):
diff --git a/save_roots.py b/save_roots.py
index 01dba56..e9f7472 100644
--- a/save_roots.py
+++ b/save_roots.py
@@ -83,7 +83,29 @@ def main():
                 if len(tar.getnames()) == sum(collides):
                     print(f"complete results exist: {tar_output}")
                     continue
-                tar.extractall(working_dir)
+                
+                import os
+                
+                def is_within_directory(directory, target):
+                    
+                    abs_directory = os.path.abspath(directory)
+                    abs_target = os.path.abspath(target)
+                
+                    prefix = os.path.commonprefix([abs_directory, abs_target])
+                    
+                    return prefix == abs_directory
+                
+                def safe_extract(tar, path=".", members=None, *, numeric_owner=False):
+                
+                    for member in tar.getmembers():
+                        member_path = os.path.join(path, member.name)
+                        if not is_within_directory(path, member_path):
+                            raise Exception("Attempted Path Traversal in Tar File")
+                
+                    tar.extractall(path, members, numeric_owner=numeric_owner) 
+                    
+                
+                safe_extract(tar, working_dir)
 
         if session is None:
             session = init_session(args)