SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Vim Compose
Firefox extension·by mbid
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Vim Compose's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
23%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Social & Communication
11%of social & communication extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,741 social & communication extensions
Findings
9
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
6
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 9 distinct issues across 6 severities
9
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 10 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical111%
High111%
Needs Review00%
Medium667%
Low111%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 3 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 3 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Communicate with desktop apps
Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 25, 2026
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