SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
axe DevTools - Web Accessibility Testing
Edge extension·by Deque Systems, Inc.
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
axe DevTools - Web Accessibility Testing's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
48.56%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
38.56%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
133
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
2
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
4
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
1
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 133 distinct issues across 6 severities
133
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 335 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical11%
High3627%
Needs Review00%
Medium7959%
Low1713%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 4 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Browser debugger access
Can attach to tabs and inspect/modify all page data using Chrome DevTools protocol
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
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