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Browsec VPN - Free VPN for Chrome

Browsec VPN - Free VPN for Chrome

Browsec VPN is a Chrome VPN extension that protects your IP from Internet threats and lets you browse privately for free.

Risk Summary

3.7 /10

Low Risk

For extension version 3.92.9

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Critical Permissions Severity
No CVEs
Outdated Version Age
Manifest V3
Fair Engagement Rate
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Permissions (12)
Name Severity
Management

Extensions with the management permission can manage your installed apps, extensions, and themes. If the extension is force-installed, it can disable other extensions.

Critical
Request Read

Access to network traffic

Critical
Scripting

Extensions with the scripting permission can inject and execute code in web pages, which can potentially be used for data exfiltration or session hijacking (requires host permissions, available since Manifest V3).

Critical
Browsing Data

Extensions with the browsingData permission can remove browsing data from a user's local profile, which could result in forensics / logging issues.

High
Declarative Net Request

Extensions with the declarativeNetRequest permission can block network requests without requiring host permissions, and redirect requests and modify headers if it has host permissions.

High
Privacy

Extensions with the privacy permission can manage browser features that may affect user privacy and safety, for example turn off phishing protection (safeBrowsingEnabled).

High
Proxy

Extensions with the proxy permission can configure how the user's internet traffic is routed, which can be exploited for data theft, man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks, phishing, and bypassing network security measures.

High
Tabs

Extensions with the tabs permission can query the url, pendingUrl, title, and favIconUrl of any tab.

High
Alarms

Extensions with the alarms permission can schedule code to run periodically or at a specified time in the future.

Medium
Storage

Extensions with the storage permission can store and retrieve user data, which can persist even after clearing the cache and browsing history.

Medium
Web Request Auth Provider

Enables browser extensions to handle HTTP authentication requests and provide authentication credentials automatically

Medium
Background

Extensions with the background permission can force the browser run invisibly as soon as the user logs in to the computer, and keep the browser running after the last window is closed (until the user explicitly quits).

Low
Host Permissions (1)
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