SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
PixieBrix
Chrome extension·by PixieBrix, Inc.
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
PixieBrix's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
3%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
4%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
366
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
14
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
50000
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 366 distinct issues across 6 severities
366
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 380 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical21%
High298%
Needs Review00%
Medium9426%
Low22662%
Info154%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 14 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 14 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Capture tab content
Can capture audio and video streams from browser tabs
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access user identity
Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Write to clipboard
Can place content onto your clipboard
Low
Detect idle state
Can detect when your machine is idle, active, or locked
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 18, 2026
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