SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Explain Selected
Chrome extension·by Explain Selected
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
Explain Selected'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
3%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
82
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
190
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 82 distinct issues across 6 severities
82
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 86 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical11%
High67%
Needs Review00%
Medium7085%
Low56%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 permissions declared
No risky permissions
2 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Low
Create offscreen documents
Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 17, 2026
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