SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Surface Reader
Chrome extension·by SIVON
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
Surface Reader's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
1%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
78
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
6
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 78 distinct issues across 6 severities
78
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical11%
High2836%
Needs Review00%
Medium4456%
Low56%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 5 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
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
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
Low
Text-to-speech
Can use text-to-speech to read text aloud
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 4, 2026
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