SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
FileWave Inventory
Chrome extension·by FileWave (Europe) GmbH
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
FileWave Inventory's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
42%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
54%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
11
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
14
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
100000
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 11 distinct issues across 6 severities
11
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 12 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical218%
High218%
Needs Review00%
Medium436%
Low218%
Info19%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 14 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 14 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions
Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions
High
Modify content settings
Can change per-site settings for cookies, JavaScript, plugins, and more
High
Access browsing history
Can read and modify your complete browsing history
Medium
Device attributes
Can read enterprise device attributes
Medium
Network attributes
Can read enterprise network attributes
Medium
Access location
Can determine your physical location
Medium
Access user identity
Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity
Medium
View email address
Can see the email address of the signed-in Chrome user
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
Low
Manage fonts
Can read and modify browser font settings
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 15, 2026
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