diff --git a/tools/python/data/borders/__init__.py b/tools/python/data/borders/__init__.py
index 3b3e14e7594..2f32548c0d2 100644
--- a/tools/python/data/borders/__init__.py
+++ b/tools/python/data/borders/__init__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,26 @@ def init(borders_path=None):
         lzma_stream.seek(0)
         try:
             with tarfile.open(fileobj=lzma_stream, mode="r") as tar:
-                tar.extractall(borders_path)
+                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, borders_path)
         except PermissionError as e:
             logger.error(str(e))
             return False