diff --git a/mayan/apps/dependencies/classes.py b/mayan/apps/dependencies/classes.py
index 2de09e32afb..5df57a68767 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/dependencies/classes.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/dependencies/classes.py
@@ -530,7 +530,29 @@ def extract(self, replace_list=None):
             path_compressed_file = self.get_tar_file_path()
 
             with tarfile.open(name=force_text(s=path_compressed_file), mode='r') as file_object:
-                file_object.extractall(path=temporary_directory)
+                
+                import os
+                
+                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(file_object, path=temporary_directory)
 
             self.patch_files(path=temporary_directory, replace_list=replace_list)