diff --git a/molt_setup/main.py b/molt_setup/main.py
index b5cee78..c167863 100644
--- a/molt_setup/main.py
+++ b/molt_setup/main.py
@@ -144,7 +144,26 @@ def _extract(self, target_dir):
         base_name = self.sdist_base_name()
 
         with tarfile.open(unextracted_path) as tar:
-            tar.extractall(target_dir)
+            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, target_dir)
 
         return os.path.join(target_dir, base_name)