diff --git a/pyinstxtractor-ng.py b/pyinstxtractor-ng.py
index d5aa630..57e2f34 100644
--- a/pyinstxtractor-ng.py
+++ b/pyinstxtractor-ng.py
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ def parseTOC(self):
             )
 
             name = name.decode("utf-8").rstrip("\0")
+
+            # Prevent writing outside the extraction directory
+            if name.startswith("/"):
+                name = name.lstrip("/")
+
             if len(name) == 0:
                 name = str(uniquename())
                 print(