diff --git a/torchbiggraph/converters/utils.py b/torchbiggraph/converters/utils.py
index 670e02f..0a89a4a 100644
--- a/torchbiggraph/converters/utils.py
+++ b/torchbiggraph/converters/utils.py
@@ -42,7 +42,29 @@ def extract_gzip(gzip_path: Path, remove_finished: bool = False) -> Path:
 def extract_tar(fpath: Path) -> None:
     # extract file
     with tarfile.open(fpath, "r:gz") as tar:
-        tar.extractall(path=fpath.parent)
+        
+        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, path=fpath.parent)
 
 
 def gen_bar_updater(pbar: tqdm) -> Callable[[int, int, int], None]: