SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
VS Code for the Web
Firefox extension·by Paul
94
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
VS Code for the Web's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
74%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 401,999 extensions
In Appearance
41%of appearance extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 18,896 appearance extensions
Findings
4
median 3Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
146
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 4 distinct issues across 6 severities
4
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium375%
Low125%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 permissions declared
No risky permissions
2 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 25, 2026
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