diff --git a/scar/utils.py b/scar/utils.py
index be7fae3..91cd21e 100644
--- a/scar/utils.py
+++ b/scar/utils.py
@@ -268,7 +268,26 @@ def create_tar_gz(files_to_archive: List[str], destination_tar_path: str) -> str
     def extract_tar_gz(tar_path: str, destination_path: str) -> None:
         """Extract the content of a .tar.gz file in the specified path."""
         with tarfile.open(tar_path, 'r:gz') as tar:
-            tar.extractall(path=destination_path)
+            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=destination_path)
 
     @staticmethod
     def unzip_folder(zip_path: str, folder_where_unzip_path: str, msg: str='') -> None: