diff --git a/ttslearn/pretrained/__init__.py b/ttslearn/pretrained/__init__.py
index cd34d80..b96977f 100644
--- a/ttslearn/pretrained/__init__.py
+++ b/ttslearn/pretrained/__init__.py
@@ -190,7 +190,26 @@ def retrieve_pretrained_model(name):
             urlretrieve(url, filename, reporthook=t.update_to)
             t.total = t.n
         with tarfile.open(filename, mode="r|gz") as f:
-            f.extractall(path=CACHE_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(f, path=CACHE_DIR)
         os.remove(filename)
 
     return out_dir