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Pangolin VPN

Edge extension·by pangolinvpn
60
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

Pangolin VPN's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
59.94%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
49.94%of its category extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
39
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
8
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
14
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
2
median 2Severity = Critical

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 39 distinct issues across 6 severities
39
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 64 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

8 risky permissions of 14 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 14 permissions in total. 8 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions

Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions

High
Control proxy settings

Can route your browser traffic through a proxy server

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

High
Auth request provider

Can provide authentication credentials for web requests

High
Control privacy settings

Can modify browser privacy settings like Do Not Track and safe browsing

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
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content

Low
View blocked request stats

Can see which declarative rules matched network requests

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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