SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
NHTSA VIN Decoder
Chrome extension·by VIN Decoder
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
NHTSA VIN Decoder's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
8%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 120,711 extensions
In Productivity
18%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,973 productivity extensions
Findings
28
median 10Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
169
median 23vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 28 findings across 5 severities
28
findings
detected
detected
Critical14%
High27%
Medium2175%
Low414%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 4 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 1 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
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Unlimited local storage
Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits
Low
Use side panel
Can display content in the browser side panel
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026
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