SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Cobalt - New Tab
Firefox extension·by Joelacus
82
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue
How it ranks
Cobalt - New Tab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
81.8%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
71.8%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
17
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
0
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
2
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 17 distinct issues across 6 severities
17
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High16%
Needs Review00%
Medium1059%
Low424%
Info212%
Permissions requested
2 permissions declared
No risky permissions
2 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Info
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