diff --git a/Textbook/src/DataDownload.py b/Textbook/src/DataDownload.py
index a5aadb15..f8105c25 100644
--- a/Textbook/src/DataDownload.py
+++ b/Textbook/src/DataDownload.py
@@ -18,7 +18,29 @@
     print("Extracting...")
     try:
         with tarfile.open(to_path) as file:
-            file.extractall(path = local)
+            
+            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, path=local)
         print("Done.")
         print("All Work Finished!")
     except: