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IEability - Open in IE

Edge extension·by ieability
58
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

IEability - Open in IE's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
4%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Productivity
11%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 8,187 productivity extensions
Findings
61
median 18Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
11
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
113990
median 89vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 61 distinct issues across 6 severities
61
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 102 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

6 risky permissions of 11 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 11 permissions in total. 6 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Communicate with desktop apps

Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

High
Block and modify web requests

Can intercept, block, or modify any network request before it completes

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Open downloaded files

Can open files that have been downloaded

Medium
Block requests with host access

Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions

Low
Create offscreen documents

Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 15, 2026
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