SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Smarter RSS
Edge extension·by Adrientoub
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Smarter RSS's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
12%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In News & Weather
12%of news & weather extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 282 news & weather extensions
Findings
27
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
0
median 39vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 27 distinct issues across 6 severities
27
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 52 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical14%
High311%
Needs Review00%
Medium2178%
Low27%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 6 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 6 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
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 26, 2026
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