SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Asking Expert
Edge extension·by Scott Hsieh
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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
Asking Expert's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
35%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
52%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 6,496 productivity extensions
Findings
7
median 17Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 140vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 7 distinct issues across 6 severities
7
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical114%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium571%
Low114%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 4 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 1 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
Medium
Write to clipboard
Can place content onto your clipboard
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
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 31, 2026
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