diff --git a/pixels/behaviours/base.py b/pixels/behaviours/base.py
index dc98056..964bb45 100644
--- a/pixels/behaviours/base.py
+++ b/pixels/behaviours/base.py
@@ -250,11 +250,49 @@ def find_file(self, name: str, copy: bool=True) -> Optional[Path]:
             if copy:
                 print(f"    {self.name}: Extracting {tar.name} to interim")
                 with tarfile.open(tar) as open_tar:
-                    open_tar.extractall(path=self.interim)
+                    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(open_tar, path=self.interim)
                 return interim
             print(f"    {self.name}: Extracting {tar.name}")
             with tarfile.open(tar) as open_tar:
-                open_tar.extractall(path=self.raw)
+                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(open_tar, path=self.raw)
             return raw
 
         return None