SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Essential Tab - New Tab . Reimagined
Firefox extension·by Varshit nunna
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
Essential Tab - New Tab . Reimagined's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
88.4%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
78.4%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
53
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
4
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
7
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 53 distinct issues across 6 severities
53
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 55 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical00%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium53100%
Low00%
Info00%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 7 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 7 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View most visited sites
Can see your most frequently visited websites
High
Access browsing history
Can read and modify your complete browsing history
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
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
Access bookmarks
Can read and modify your saved bookmarks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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