\fI.esd\fR file extension rather than \fI.wim\fR. However, \fI.esd\fR files
downloaded directly by the Windows 8 web downloader have encrypted segments, and
wimlib cannot extract such files until they are first decrypted.
+.PP
+\fIDirectory traversal attacks\fR: wimlib validates filenames before extracting
+them and is not vulnerable to directory traversal attacks. This is in contrast
+to Microsoft WIMGAPI/Imagex/Dism which can override arbitrary files on the
+target drive when extracting a malicious WIM file containing files named
+\fI..\fR or containing path separators.
.SH EXAMPLES
Extract the first image from the Windows PE image on the Windows Vista/7/8
installation media to the directory "boot":