SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Tridactyl
Firefox extension·by Colin Caine
0
/ 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
49.86%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
39.86%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
24
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
12
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
24
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
2
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 24 distinct issues across 6 severities
24
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 30 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical28%
High1042%
Needs Review00%
Medium729%
Low521%
Info00%
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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