diff --git a/loader/spring-boot-jarmode-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jarmode/tools/ExtractCommand.java b/loader/spring-boot-jarmode-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jarmode/tools/ExtractCommand.java
index 59440ae2f46..41fc37b57a0 100644
--- a/loader/spring-boot-jarmode-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jarmode/tools/ExtractCommand.java
+++ b/loader/spring-boot-jarmode-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jarmode/tools/ExtractCommand.java
@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ class ExtractCommand extends Command {
 		public @Nullable File resolve(String originalName, String newName) throws IOException {
 			String layer = this.layers.getLayer(originalName);
 			if (shouldExtractLayer(layer)) {
-				File directory = getLayerDirectory(layer);
-				return assertFileIsContainedInDirectory(directory, new File(directory, newName), newName);
+				File layerDirectory = getLayerDirectory(layer);
+				return assertFileIsContainedInDirectory(layerDirectory, new File(layerDirectory, newName), newName);
 			}
 			return null;
 		}
@@ -499,21 +499,30 @@ class ExtractCommand extends Command {
 		public @Nullable File resolveApplication() throws IOException {
 			String layer = this.layers.getApplicationLayerName();
 			if (shouldExtractLayer(layer)) {
-				File directory = getLayerDirectory(layer);
-				return assertFileIsContainedInDirectory(directory, new File(directory, this.applicationFilename),
-						this.applicationFilename);
+				File layerDirectory = getLayerDirectory(layer);
+				return assertFileIsContainedInDirectory(layerDirectory,
+						new File(layerDirectory, this.applicationFilename), this.applicationFilename);
 			}
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		private File getLayerDirectory(String layer) {
-			return new File(this.directory, layer);
+		private File getLayerDirectory(String layer) throws IOException {
+			return assertLayerDirectoryLocation(new File(this.directory, layer), layer);
 		}
 
 		private boolean shouldExtractLayer(String layer) {
 			return this.layersToExtract.isEmpty() || this.layersToExtract.contains(layer);
 		}
 
+		private File assertLayerDirectoryLocation(File layerDirectory, String layerName) throws IOException {
+			String canonicalOutputPath = this.directory.getCanonicalPath() + File.separator;
+			String canonicalLayerPath = layerDirectory.getCanonicalPath();
+			Assert.state(canonicalLayerPath.startsWith(canonicalOutputPath),
+					() -> "Layer '%s' would be written to '%s'. This is outside the output location of '%s'. Verify the contents of your archive."
+						.formatted(layerName, canonicalLayerPath, canonicalOutputPath));
+			return layerDirectory;
+		}
+
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/loader/spring-boot-jarmode-tools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/jarmode/tools/ExtractLayersCommandTests.java b/loader/spring-boot-jarmode-tools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/jarmode/tools/ExtractLayersCommandTests.java
index b15eaace46c..4939a8a800a 100644
--- a/loader/spring-boot-jarmode-tools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/jarmode/tools/ExtractLayersCommandTests.java
+++ b/loader/spring-boot-jarmode-tools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/jarmode/tools/ExtractLayersCommandTests.java
@@ -174,6 +174,34 @@ class ExtractLayersCommandTests {
 			.withMessageContaining("Entry 'e/../../e.jar' would be written");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void runWithLayerNameThatWouldWriteEntriesOutsideDestinationFails() throws Exception {
+		this.command = new ExtractLayersCommand(this.context, new Layers() {
+
+			@Override
+			public Iterator<String> iterator() {
+				return Arrays.asList("a", "b", "c").iterator();
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public String getLayer(String entryName) {
+				return "../../outside-layer";
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public String getApplicationLayerName() {
+				return "application";
+			}
+
+		});
+		this.jarFile = createJarFile("test.jar");
+		given(this.context.getArchiveFile()).willReturn(this.jarFile);
+		given(this.context.getWorkingDir()).willReturn(this.extract);
+		assertThatIllegalStateException()
+			.isThrownBy(() -> this.command.run(System.out, Collections.emptyMap(), Collections.emptyList()))
+			.withMessageContaining("Layer '../../outside-layer' would be written to");
+	}
+
 	private File createJarFile(String name) throws Exception {
 		return createJarFile(name, (out) -> {
 		});