SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Serial
Chrome extension·by Megaflora LLC
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Serial's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
44%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Lifestyle
45%of lifestyle extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 43,972 lifestyle extensions
Findings
14
median 12Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 1Declared in manifest
Active users
70
median 26vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 14 distinct issues across 6 severities
14
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 16 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical00%
High17%
Needs Review00%
Medium1179%
Low214%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 4 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 4 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
Access user identity
Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 21, 2026
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