diff --git a/node_modules/node-gyp/update-gyp.py b/node_modules/node-gyp/update-gyp.py
index aa2bcb9e..dd657c00 100755
--- a/node_modules/node-gyp/update-gyp.py
+++ b/node_modules/node-gyp/update-gyp.py
@@ -34,7 +34,26 @@
 
     print("Unzipping...")
     with tarfile.open(tar_file, "r:gz") as tar_ref:
-      tar_ref.extractall(unzip_target)
+      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_ref, unzip_target)
     
     print("Moving to current checkout (" + CHECKOUT_PATH + ")...")
     if os.path.exists(CHECKOUT_GYP_PATH):