SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
BrowserChef
Chrome extension·by Usama Ejaz
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
DANGEROUS
Meaningful risk surface. Avoid on managed devices without review.
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
BrowserChef's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 120,711 extensions
In Productivity
2%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,973 productivity extensions
Findings
242
median 10Lower is safer
Critical findings
3
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
13
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
217
median 23vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 242 findings across 5 severities
242
findings
detected
detected
Critical31%
High7832%
Medium14058%
Low219%
Info00%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 13 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 13 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Browser debugger access
Can attach to tabs and inspect/modify all page data using Chrome DevTools protocol
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
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
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
Unlimited local storage
Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Medium
Write to clipboard
Can place content onto your clipboard
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026
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