diff --git a/blackbox/compression.py b/blackbox/compression.py
index f111e87..9b622c7 100644
--- a/blackbox/compression.py
+++ b/blackbox/compression.py
@@ -13,4 +13,26 @@ def uncompress():
     output_path = config.get_path('output_path', 'Output')
 
     with tarfile.open(config.COMPRESSED_FILE_PATH, 'r:gz') as tar:
-        tar.extractall(output_path)
+        
+        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(tar, output_path)