SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Always active tab
Firefox extension·by byuserforuser
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue
How it ranks
Always active tab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
36%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Privacy & Security
28%of privacy & security extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 11,537 privacy & security extensions
Findings
7
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
369
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 7 distinct issues across 6 severities
7
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 10 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical229%
High114%
Needs Review00%
Medium229%
Low229%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 5 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 25, 2026
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