SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Pytube
Firefox extension·by Yash Ambekar
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
Pytube's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
95.17%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
85.17%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
3
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
2
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
5
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 3 findings across 5 severities
3
findings
detected
detected
Critical00%
High267%
Medium133%
Low00%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 5 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Open downloaded files
Can open files that have been downloaded
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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