diff --git a/winbuild/build_prepare.py b/winbuild/build_prepare.py
index b4b15cc1e..0e585f796 100644
--- a/winbuild/build_prepare.py
+++ b/winbuild/build_prepare.py
@@ -474,7 +474,26 @@ def extract_dep(url, filename):
             zf.extractall(sources_dir)
     elif filename.endswith(".tar.gz") or filename.endswith(".tgz"):
         with tarfile.open(file, "r:gz") as tgz:
-            tgz.extractall(sources_dir)
+            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(tgz, sources_dir)
     else:
         raise RuntimeError("Unknown archive type: " + filename)