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Glossing

Chrome extension
15
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CRITICAL
Severe indicators. Treat as unsafe until the developer addresses these findings.

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How it ranks

Glossing's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
0%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 383,422 extensions
In Productivity
0%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 183,522 productivity extensions
Findings
214
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
3
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
4
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 214 distinct issues across 6 severities
214
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 7 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 7 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

Low
Create offscreen documents

Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 22, 2026
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