SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
HoverRead
Edge extension·by marco ee
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
HoverRead's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
19%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
35%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 6,496 productivity extensions
Findings
25
median 17Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
0
median 140vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 25 distinct issues across 6 severities
25
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical14%
High14%
Needs Review00%
Medium2288%
Low14%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 3 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 3 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
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 11, 2026
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