diff --git a/test/integration/local/test_horovod.py b/test/integration/local/test_horovod.py
index 48cdacd5..288edd90 100644
--- a/test/integration/local/test_horovod.py
+++ b/test/integration/local/test_horovod.py
@@ -95,4 +95,23 @@ def assert_files_exist_in_tar(output_path, files):
 
 def extract_files(output_path, tmpdir):
     with tarfile.open(os.path.join(output_path, "model.tar.gz")) as tar:
-        tar.extractall(tmpdir)
+        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, tmpdir)