SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
NICKLpass - No news paywalls, Save money
Edge extension·by NICKLpass
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
NICKLpass - No news paywalls, Save money's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
5%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
13%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 6,496 productivity extensions
Findings
56
median 17Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
11
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
183
median 140vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 56 distinct issues across 6 severities
56
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 72 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical24%
High59%
Needs Review00%
Medium3766%
Low814%
Info47%
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
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
High
Control privacy settings
Can modify browser privacy settings like Do Not Track and safe browsing
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
High
Delete browsing data
Can remove browsing history, cookies, cache, and other browsing data
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
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Low
Detect idle state
Can detect when your machine is idle, active, or locked
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 15, 2026
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