diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5a9bbb74..d78413d4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -77,7 +77,26 @@ def run(self):
     with open(eigentarpath, 'wb') as f:
         f.write(r.content)
     with tarfile.open(eigentarpath, 'r') as tar:
-        tar.extractall('deps')
+        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, "deps")
     thedir = glob(os.path.join('deps', 'eigen-*'))[0]
     shutil.move(os.path.join(thedir, 'Eigen'), eigenpath)
     print('...done!')