Netskope Chrome Extension
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Risk Score
4.85
Risk Level:
Medium
Recommendation:
🟡 MEDIUM RISK — review
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
Listing SHA
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Force block
— not fired
Score recovered
no
Elapsed
—