SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Local Reading Library
Chrome extension
80
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Local Reading Library's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
38%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,509 extensions
In Productivity
48%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 202,442 productivity extensions
Findings
21
median 17Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 13vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 21 distinct issues across 6 severities
21
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical210%
High419%
Needs Review00%
Medium1362%
Low210%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 4 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
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
Medium
Access bookmarks
Can read and modify your saved bookmarks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 18, 2026
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