SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
cVim
Chrome extension
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
cVim's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
14%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 357,609 extensions
In Productivity
19%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,115 productivity extensions
Findings
40
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
13
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
15
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 40 distinct issues across 6 severities
40
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical13%
High820%
Needs Review00%
Medium3178%
Low00%
Info00%
Permissions requested
5 risky permissions of 13 total
5 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 13 permissions in total. 5 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
Access browsing history
Can read and modify your complete browsing history
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
High
View most visited sites
Can see your most frequently visited websites
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
Medium
Access bookmarks
Can read and modify your saved bookmarks
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access session data
Can query and restore recently closed tabs and windows
Medium
Read clipboard
Can read text and data currently on your clipboard
Medium
Write to clipboard
Can place content onto your clipboard
Low
Create offscreen documents
Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
Info
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 17, 2026
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