diff --git a/cmd/updater/updater_windows.go b/cmd/updater/updater_windows.go
index 03dd6b42..6f603ca5 100644
--- a/cmd/updater/updater_windows.go
+++ b/cmd/updater/updater_windows.go
@@ -37,15 +37,17 @@ func installByInstaller(killSignalChan chan<- any, packagePath, destDir string)
 	}
 	defer reader.Close()
 
-	// Find the installer file
 	var installerPath string
 	for _, file := range reader.File {
+		cleanName := filepath.Clean(file.Name)
+		if strings.HasPrefix(cleanName, "..") || filepath.IsAbs(cleanName) {
+			continue
+		}
 		if file.FileInfo().IsDir() {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// Extract file
-		path := filepath.Join(tempDir, file.Name)
+		path := filepath.Join(tempDir, cleanName)
 
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -101,7 +103,11 @@ func installByPortable(killSignalChan chan<- any, packagePath, destDir string) e
 	defer reader.Close()
 
 	for _, file := range reader.File {
-		path := filepath.Join(destDir, file.Name)
+		cleanName := filepath.Clean(file.Name)
+		if strings.HasPrefix(cleanName, "..") || filepath.IsAbs(cleanName) {
+			continue
+		}
+		path := filepath.Join(destDir, cleanName)
 
 		if file.FileInfo().IsDir() {
 			os.MkdirAll(path, file.Mode())
diff --git a/pkg/download/extract.go b/pkg/download/extract.go
index f092d2f5..2f6ef03c 100644
--- a/pkg/download/extract.go
+++ b/pkg/download/extract.go
@@ -282,19 +282,15 @@ func countArchiveFiles(archivePath string, password string) (int, error) {
 
 // extractFile handles extracting a single file from an archive
 func extractFile(ctx context.Context, fileInfo archives.FileInfo, destDir string) error {
-	// Skip directories, they will be created when extracting files
-	if fileInfo.IsDir() {
-		destPath := filepath.Join(destDir, fileInfo.NameInArchive)
-		return os.MkdirAll(destPath, fileInfo.Mode())
-	}
-
-	// Sanitize the path to prevent path traversal attacks
 	cleanPath := filepath.Clean(fileInfo.NameInArchive)
 	if strings.HasPrefix(cleanPath, "..") || filepath.IsAbs(cleanPath) {
-		// Skip files with suspicious paths
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	if fileInfo.IsDir() {
+		return os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(destDir, cleanPath), fileInfo.Mode())
+	}
+
 	destPath := filepath.Join(destDir, cleanPath)
 
 	// Create parent directories
diff --git a/pkg/download/extract_7z.go b/pkg/download/extract_7z.go
index 9f8365e5..b8886034 100644
--- a/pkg/download/extract_7z.go
+++ b/pkg/download/extract_7z.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/bodgit/sevenzip"
 )
@@ -43,7 +44,11 @@ func extractSevenZipMultiPart(firstPartPath string, destDir string, password str
 	// Extract files with progress tracking
 	extractedFiles := 0
 	for _, f := range reader.File {
-		destPath := filepath.Join(destDir, f.Name)
+		cleanName := filepath.Clean(f.Name)
+		if strings.HasPrefix(cleanName, "..") || filepath.IsAbs(cleanName) {
+			continue
+		}
+		destPath := filepath.Join(destDir, cleanName)
 
 		if f.FileInfo().IsDir() {
 			if err := os.MkdirAll(destPath, f.Mode()); err != nil {
@@ -52,7 +57,6 @@ func extractSevenZipMultiPart(firstPartPath string, destDir string, password str
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// Ensure parent directory exists
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(destPath), 0755); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}