SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
How Was This Built?
Chrome extension
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
How Was This Built?'s safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
8%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
11%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
122
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
230
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 122 distinct issues across 6 severities
122
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 153 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical11%
High2722%
Needs Review00%
Medium7965%
Low65%
Info97%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 6 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 6 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Low
Use side panel
Can display content in the browser side panel
Low
Access favicons
Can retrieve website favicon images
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 25, 2026
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