SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Ernie
Firefox extension·by vwesselkamp
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Ernie's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
21%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Privacy & Security
15%of privacy & security extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 11,537 privacy & security extensions
Findings
47
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
1
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 47 distinct issues across 6 severities
47
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical12%
High36%
Needs Review00%
Medium4289%
Low12%
Info00%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 8 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 4 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
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Medium
Container tabs
Can manage Firefox container tabs and their identities
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Low
Hide tabs
Can hide or show browser tabs
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 6, 2026
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