diff --git a/volttron/services/control/control_service.py b/volttron/services/control/control_service.py
index e710dcc..a1be1b3 100644
--- a/volttron/services/control/control_service.py
+++ b/volttron/services/control/control_service.py
@@ -832,7 +832,26 @@ def backup_agent_data(output_filename, source_dir):
 def restore_agent_data_from_tgz(source_file, output_dir):
     # Open tarfile
     with tarfile.open(source_file, mode="r:gz") as tar:
-        tar.extractall(output_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, output_dir)
 
 
 def get_agent_data_dir_by_uuid(opts, agent_uuid):