SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
ReelBlock
Chrome extension
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
ReelBlock's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
26%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 120,712 extensions
In Productivity
52%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,973 productivity extensions
Findings
11
median 10Lower is safer
Critical findings
3
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
11
median 23vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 11 findings across 5 severities
11
findings
detected
detected
Critical327%
High19%
Medium655%
Low19%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 8 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 2 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
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
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Medium
Block requests with host access
Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
Low
Block network requests (declarative)
Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content
Are you the author of ReelBlock?
Claim this extension to respond to findings, add context, and earn a verified badge on extenshi.io.
Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026
Browser extensions made transparent.