diff --git a/CodeArchive/Python/domain_backup.py b/CodeArchive/Python/domain_backup.py
index 2a5df739d..d7fa7145b 100755
--- a/CodeArchive/Python/domain_backup.py
+++ b/CodeArchive/Python/domain_backup.py
@@ -130,7 +130,26 @@ def untar_backup(self, backup_file):
         """Untar the backup file's raw contents (i.e. not a proper restore)"""
         extract_dir = self.restore_dir()
         with tarfile.open(backup_file) as tf:
-            tf.extractall(extract_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, extract_dir)
 
     def _test_backup_untar(self, primary_domain_secrets=0):
         """Creates a backup, untars the raw files, and sanity-checks the DB"""
diff --git a/CodeArchive/Python/ntacls.py b/CodeArchive/Python/ntacls.py
index cc40b32a5..7def513b6 100755
--- a/CodeArchive/Python/ntacls.py
+++ b/CodeArchive/Python/ntacls.py
@@ -585,7 +585,26 @@ def backup_restore(src_tarfile_path, dst_service_path, samdb_conn, smb_conf_path
     ntacls_helper = NtaclsHelper(service, smb_conf_path, dom_sid)
 
     with tarfile.open(src_tarfile_path) as f:
-        f.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(f, path=tempdir)
         # e.g.: /tmp/tmpRNystY/{dir1,dir1.NTACL,...file1,file1.NTACL}
 
     for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(tempdir):
diff --git a/CodeArchive/Python/tarfile.py b/CodeArchive/Python/tarfile.py
index 2c06f9160..2e13c21a1 100755
--- a/CodeArchive/Python/tarfile.py
+++ b/CodeArchive/Python/tarfile.py
@@ -2522,7 +2522,26 @@ def main():
 
         if is_tarfile(src):
             with TarFile.open(src, 'r:*') as tf:
-                tf.extractall(path=curdir)
+                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=curdir)
             if args.verbose:
                 if curdir == '.':
                     msg = '{!r} file is extracted.'.format(src)