SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
LinkMeOut
Firefox extension·by elbyshaw
83
/ 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
LinkMeOut's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
49%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,380 extensions
In Privacy & Security
42%of privacy & security extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,476 privacy & security extensions
Findings
19
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
1
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 19 distinct issues across 6 severities
19
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium1789%
Low211%
Info00%
Permissions requested
4 permissions declared
No risky permissions
4 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
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
Info
https://api.thecatapi.com/*
No additional information available.
Info
*://*.linkedin.com/*
No additional information available.
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 16, 2026
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