SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Surf Security 5x
Chrome extension·by Surf Security Publish
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
Surf Security 5x's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
3%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
4%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
147
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
6
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
22
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
7
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 147 distinct issues across 6 severities
147
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 157 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical64%
High2215%
Needs Review00%
Medium6343%
Low4128%
Info1510%
Permissions requested
10 risky permissions of 22 total
2 critical permissions require attention
This extension requests 22 permissions in total. 10 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions
Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions
Critical
Communicate with desktop apps
Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
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
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Medium
Access user identity
Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity
Medium
View email address
Can see the email address of the signed-in Chrome user
Low
CPU info
Can query CPU information
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 9, 2026
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