diff --git a/tools/proto_format/format_api.py b/tools/proto_format/format_api.py
index fc9972d8e2..80c40a8c82 100644
--- a/tools/proto_format/format_api.py
+++ b/tools/proto_format/format_api.py
@@ -245,12 +245,50 @@ def format_api(mode, outfile, xformed, printed):
         printed_dir = dst_dir.joinpath("printed")
         printed_dir.mkdir()
         with tarfile.open(printed) as tar:
-            tar.extractall(printed_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(tar, printed_dir)
 
         xformed_dir = dst_dir.joinpath("xformed")
         xformed_dir.mkdir()
         with tarfile.open(xformed) as tar:
-            tar.extractall(xformed_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(tar, xformed_dir)
 
         paths = []
         dst_src_paths = defaultdict(list)
diff --git a/tools/proto_format/proto_sync.py b/tools/proto_format/proto_sync.py
index 4d329947b5..787ed4e4f3 100755
--- a/tools/proto_format/proto_sync.py
+++ b/tools/proto_format/proto_sync.py
@@ -52,7 +52,26 @@ def sync(api_root, formatted, mode, is_ci):
         # b - ideally formatted version of api directory according to bazel
         dst_dir = tmp_path.joinpath("b")
         with tarfile.open(formatted) as tar:
-            tar.extractall(dst_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(tar, dst_dir)
 
         # These support files are handled manually.
         for f in ['envoy/annotations/resource.proto', 'envoy/annotations/deprecation.proto',
diff --git a/tools/protoprint/protoprint_test.py b/tools/protoprint/protoprint_test.py
index c353ce0c8a..b2accb123d 100644
--- a/tools/protoprint/protoprint_test.py
+++ b/tools/protoprint/protoprint_test.py
@@ -128,9 +128,47 @@ def main():
         golden = tmp.joinpath("golden")
 
         with tarfile.open(parsed.formatted) as tar:
-            tar.extractall(formatted)
+            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, formatted)
         with tarfile.open(parsed.golden) as tar:
-            tar.extractall(golden)
+            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, golden)
 
         os.chdir(PATH)