SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Read&Write for Microsoft Edge™
Edge extension·by Texthelp Ltd.
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
Read&Write for Microsoft Edge™'s safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
48.88%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
38.88%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
77
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
4
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
13
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
1
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 77 findings across 5 severities
77
findings
detected
detected
Critical11%
High23%
Medium5977%
Low1519%
Info00%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 13 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 13 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions
Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions
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
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
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
View email address
Can see the email address of the signed-in Chrome user
Low
Create offscreen documents
Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks
Low
Trigger searches
Can trigger searches using the default search engine
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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