Netskope Extension Risk

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Netskope Chrome Extension

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Risk Score
4.85
Risk Level: Medium
Recommendation: 🟡 MEDIUM RISK — review
Category VPN
Installs —
Rating 2.8
Last updated 2026-03-25 (7 months ago)
Manifest version MV3
CSP present ❌ no
Developer yichunw@netskope.com
Verified publisher ❌ no
Featured by Google ❌ no
Privacy policy link
Web Store open ↗

Top Risks

  • Broad host permissions (*://*/*) allow access to all websites
  • Proxy + cookies permissions enable traffic interception and session hijacking if compromised
  • No verifiable privacy policy (fetch failed) despite handling enterprise authentication flows
  • Low rating (2.8) suggests potential quality or transparency issues

Evidence

  • proxy_permission manifest Extension requests 'proxy' permission to enforce explicit cloud proxy settings.
  • cookies_permission manifest Requests 'cookies' permission with access to all hosts.
  • host_permissions_broad manifest Host permissions include *://*/*, ws://*/*, and wss://*/*.
  • content_scripts_narrow manifest Content scripts restricted to goskope.com authentication endpoints only.
  • privacy_policy_missing api Privacy policy fetch failed (HTTPError); unable to verify data handling practices.
  • last_updated store Updated March 25, 2026 (7 months ago).
  • rating_low store Rating 2.8 out of 5 stars.
  • developer_verified store Developer name 'Netskope' matches netskope.com domain; appears to be legitimate security vendor.

Permissions Breakdown

  • alarms low Scheduled tasks, minimal risk surface.
  • proxy high Can route all browser traffic through Netskope cloud proxy (stated function).
  • storage low Local data persistence.
  • cookies high Access to session cookies; paired with broad host access creates auth token exposure.
  • declarativeNetRequest medium Can block/modify network requests, less invasive than webRequest.

Pillar Scores

Permissions7.50
Reputation5.00
Network0.00
Webstore0.00
Maintenance3.50
Privacy10.00
Code Quality0.00
CVE Exposure0.00

Bookkeeping

Rubric v3.6
Scored at 2026-10-07 12:46
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Force block — not fired
Score recovered no
Elapsed —