diff --git a/edafm/utils.py b/edafm/utils.py
index 7c1dc4f..7d3e287 100644
--- a/edafm/utils.py
+++ b/edafm/utils.py
@@ -48,7 +48,26 @@ def download_molecules(save_path='./Molecules', verbose=1):
         if verbose: print('Extracting tar archive...')
         with tarfile.open(temp_file, 'r') as f:
             base_dir = os.path.normpath(f.getmembers()[0].name).split(os.sep)[0]
-            f.extractall()
+            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(f)
         if verbose: print('Done extracting.')
         shutil.move(base_dir, save_path)
         os.remove(temp_file)