diff --git a/deep-learning/multi-frameworks/common/utils.py b/deep-learning/multi-frameworks/common/utils.py
index eddac3594..7bf283962 100755
--- a/deep-learning/multi-frameworks/common/utils.py
+++ b/deep-learning/multi-frameworks/common/utils.py
@@ -167,7 +167,26 @@ def maybe_download_cifar(src="https://ikpublictutorial.blob.core.windows.net/dee
         fname, h = urlretrieve(src, './delete.me')
         print('Extracting files...')
         with tarfile.open(fname) as tar:
-            tar.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(tar)
         os.remove(fname)
         return process_cifar()
 
diff --git a/tensorflow_dl_models/research/neural_gpu/wmt_utils.py b/tensorflow_dl_models/research/neural_gpu/wmt_utils.py
index 826fcdf05..61cb70e69 100755
--- a/tensorflow_dl_models/research/neural_gpu/wmt_utils.py
+++ b/tensorflow_dl_models/research/neural_gpu/wmt_utils.py
@@ -84,7 +84,26 @@ def get_wmt_enfr_train_set(directory):
                                  _WMT_ENFR_TRAIN_URL)
     print("Extracting tar file %s" % corpus_file)
     with tarfile.open(corpus_file, "r") as corpus_tar:
-      corpus_tar.extractall(directory)
+      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(corpus_tar, directory)
     gunzip_file(train_path + ".fr.gz", train_path + ".fr")
     gunzip_file(train_path + ".en.gz", train_path + ".en")
   return train_path
diff --git a/tensorflow_dl_models/tutorials/rnn/translate/data_utils.py b/tensorflow_dl_models/tutorials/rnn/translate/data_utils.py
index 2acab8d14..68b7a7fce 100755
--- a/tensorflow_dl_models/tutorials/rnn/translate/data_utils.py
+++ b/tensorflow_dl_models/tutorials/rnn/translate/data_utils.py
@@ -80,7 +80,26 @@ def get_wmt_enfr_train_set(directory):
                                  _WMT_ENFR_TRAIN_URL)
     print("Extracting tar file %s" % corpus_file)
     with tarfile.open(corpus_file, "r") as corpus_tar:
-      corpus_tar.extractall(directory)
+      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(corpus_tar, directory)
     gunzip_file(train_path + ".fr.gz", train_path + ".fr")
     gunzip_file(train_path + ".en.gz", train_path + ".en")
   return train_path