SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
ExpressVPN: VPN & proxy browser extension
Edge extension·by ExpressVPN
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
ExpressVPN: VPN & proxy browser extension's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
51.36%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
41.36%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
79
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
7
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
11
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
4
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 79 findings across 5 severities
79
findings
detected
detected
Critical45%
High2228%
Medium5266%
Low11%
Info00%
Permissions requested
7 risky permissions of 11 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 11 permissions in total. 7 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
Control proxy settings
Can route your browser traffic through a proxy server
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
High
Control privacy settings
Can modify browser privacy settings like Do Not Track and safe browsing
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
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
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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