SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Tridactyl

Firefox extension·by Colin Caine
59
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

Tridactyl's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
2%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,874 extensions
In Appearance
1%of appearance extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 19,041 appearance extensions
Findings
232
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
4
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
24
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
5055
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 232 distinct issues across 6 severities
232
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

12 risky permissions of 24 total
3 critical permissions require attention
This extension requests 24 permissions in total. 12 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions

Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions

Critical
Communicate with desktop apps

Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer

Critical
Access to all websites

Can read and modify content on every website you visit

High
Delete browsing data

Can remove browsing history, cookies, cache, and other browsing data

High
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

Medium
Access bookmarks

Can read and modify your saved bookmarks

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Container tabs

Can manage Firefox container tabs and their identities

Medium
Write to clipboard

Can place content onto your clipboard

Medium
Read clipboard

Can read text and data currently on your clipboard

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

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