SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
TabTunnel
Chrome extension·by Hexide
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
TabTunnel's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
13%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 375,252 extensions
In Productivity
17%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 179,995 productivity extensions
Findings
23
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
6
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 23 distinct issues across 6 severities
23
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 26 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical14%
High29%
Needs Review00%
Medium1252%
Low835%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 7 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 7 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
Access user identity
Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
Low
Manage tab groups
Can create and manage tab groups
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 30, 2026
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