diff --git a/fastembed/common/model_management.py b/fastembed/common/model_management.py
index 35e682366..90db37908 100644
--- a/fastembed/common/model_management.py
+++ b/fastembed/common/model_management.py
@@ -304,20 +304,44 @@ def decompress_to_cache(cls, targz_path: str, cache_dir: str) -> str:
         try:
             # Open the tar.gz file
             with tarfile.open(targz_path, "r:gz") as tar:
+                cache_path = Path(cache_dir).resolve()
+                members = list(tar.getmembers())
+                for member in members:
+                    cls._validate_tar_member(member, cache_path)
+
                 # Extract all files into the cache directory
-                tar.extractall(
-                    path=cache_dir,
-                )
-        except tarfile.TarError as e:
+                try:
+                    tar.extractall(path=cache_dir, members=members, filter="data")
+                except TypeError:  # pragma: no cover - Python < 3.12
+                    tar.extractall(path=cache_dir, members=members)
+        except (tarfile.TarError, ValueError) as e:
             # If any error occurs while opening or extracting the tar.gz file,
             # delete the cache directory (if it was created in this function)
             # and raise the error again
-            if "tmp" in cache_dir:
+            if "tmp" in cache_dir and os.path.exists(cache_dir):
                 shutil.rmtree(cache_dir)
             raise ValueError(f"An error occurred while decompressing {targz_path}: {e}")
 
         return cache_dir
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _validate_tar_member(member: tarfile.TarInfo, cache_path: Path) -> None:
+        target_path = (cache_path / member.name).resolve()
+        if not target_path.is_relative_to(cache_path):
+            raise ValueError(f"Unsafe tar member path: {member.name}")
+
+        if member.issym() or member.islnk():
+            link_name = Path(member.linkname)
+            if member.issym():
+                link_target = (
+                    link_name if link_name.is_absolute() else target_path.parent / link_name
+                )
+            else:
+                link_target = link_name if link_name.is_absolute() else cache_path / link_name
+
+            if not link_target.resolve().is_relative_to(cache_path):
+                raise ValueError(f"Unsafe tar link target: {member.name} -> {member.linkname}")
+
     @classmethod
     def retrieve_model_gcs(
         cls,
diff --git a/tests/test_model_management.py b/tests/test_model_management.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d66119d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_model_management.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import io
+import tarfile
+
+import pytest
+
+from fastembed.common.model_management import ModelManagement
+
+
+def _add_file(tar: tarfile.TarFile, name: str, data: bytes) -> None:
+    info = tarfile.TarInfo(name=name)
+    info.size = len(data)
+    tar.addfile(info, io.BytesIO(data))
+
+
+def test_decompress_to_cache_extracts_safe_members(tmp_path):
+    archive_path = tmp_path / "model.tar.gz"
+    cache_dir = tmp_path / "cache"
+    cache_dir.mkdir()
+
+    with tarfile.open(archive_path, "w:gz") as tar:
+        _add_file(tar, "model/config.json", b"{}")
+
+    assert ModelManagement.decompress_to_cache(str(archive_path), str(cache_dir)) == str(cache_dir)
+    assert (cache_dir / "model" / "config.json").read_bytes() == b"{}"
+
+
+def test_decompress_to_cache_rejects_member_path_traversal(tmp_path):
+    archive_path = tmp_path / "model.tar.gz"
+    cache_dir = tmp_path / "cache"
+    cache_dir.mkdir()
+    outside_path = tmp_path / "outside.txt"
+
+    with tarfile.open(archive_path, "w:gz") as tar:
+        _add_file(tar, "../outside.txt", b"owned")
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Unsafe tar member path"):
+        ModelManagement.decompress_to_cache(str(archive_path), str(cache_dir))
+
+    assert not outside_path.exists()
+
+
+def test_decompress_to_cache_rejects_symlink_path_traversal(tmp_path):
+    archive_path = tmp_path / "model.tar.gz"
+    cache_dir = tmp_path / "cache"
+    cache_dir.mkdir()
+
+    with tarfile.open(archive_path, "w:gz") as tar:
+        link = tarfile.TarInfo(name="model/escape")
+        link.type = tarfile.SYMTYPE
+        link.linkname = "../../outside.txt"
+        tar.addfile(link)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Unsafe tar link target"):
+        ModelManagement.decompress_to_cache(str(archive_path), str(cache_dir))