SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Highlight words
Firefox extension·by tai low
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Highlight words's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
84.92%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
74.92%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
18
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
1
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
2
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 18 findings across 5 severities
18
findings
detected
detected
Critical00%
High16%
Medium1583%
Low211%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 2 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 2 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites
Can read and modify content on every website you visit
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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