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SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

VS Code Viewer

Edge extension·by Chris Kuech
36
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
DANGEROUS
Meaningful risk surface. Avoid on managed devices without review.

Likely abandonedsafety score reduced by 30 points

  • No update in over 4 years
  • Built on Manifest V2, which Chrome and Edge are retiring
Why this matters

An unmaintained extension keeps whatever flaws it shipped with, and a listing with users but no owner is an attractive target to buy and repurpose.

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How it ranks

VS Code Viewer's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
36.49%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
26.490000000000002%of its category extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
104
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
0
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
1
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 104 distinct issues across 6 severities
104
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 112 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

1 permission declared
No risky permissions
1 permission requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
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