diff --git a/src/azanium/install.py b/src/azanium/install.py
index 7b7e784..4ac185a 100644
--- a/src/azanium/install.py
+++ b/src/azanium/install.py
@@ -140,7 +140,26 @@ def pseudoace(context, afct, **kw):
         to_directory=download_dir)
     tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
     with tarfile.open(dl_path) as tf:
-        tf.extractall(path=tempdir)
+        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(tf, path=tempdir)
     archive_filename = os.path.split(dl_path)[-1]
     fullname = archive_filename.rsplit('.', 2)[0]
     tmp_src_path = os.path.join(tempdir, fullname)
diff --git a/src/azanium/runcommand.py b/src/azanium/runcommand.py
index 53a2012..db390bf 100644
--- a/src/azanium/runcommand.py
+++ b/src/azanium/runcommand.py
@@ -83,7 +83,26 @@ def acedb_database(context, afct, file_selector_regexp,
     for path in downloaded:
         with tarfile.open(path) as tf:
             logger.info('Extracting {} to {}', path, afct.install_dir)
-            tf.extractall(path=afct.install_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(tf, path=afct.install_dir)
 
     # Enable the Dump command (requires adding user to ACeDB pw file)
     passwd_path = os.path.join(wspec_dir, 'passwd.wrm')