SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
New Tab Tools
Firefox extension·by Geoff Lankow
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
New Tab Tools's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
11%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Appearance
2%of appearance extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 17,915 appearance extensions
Findings
29
median 3Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
11
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
7437
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 29 distinct issues across 6 severities
29
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical13%
High724%
Needs Review00%
Medium1966%
Low27%
Info00%
Permissions requested
5 risky permissions of 11 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 11 permissions in total. 5 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites
Can read and modify content on every website you visit
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
View most visited sites
Can see your most frequently visited websites
High
Manage downloads(optional)
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
High
Access browsing history(optional)
Can read and modify your complete browsing history
Medium
Custom menus
Can add custom items to the browser context menu
Medium
Access session data
Can query and restore recently closed tabs and windows
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Medium
Access bookmarks
Can read and modify your saved bookmarks
Low
Detect idle state
Can detect when your machine is idle, active, or locked
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 19, 2026
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