Is Yandex Access safe to use?

Yandex Access has a risk level of MEDIUM with an overall risk score of 4.2/10. Our scan detected 12 security findings. This extension has some risks worth reviewing.

What permissions does Yandex Access request?

Yandex Access requests the following permissions: cookies, alarms, proxy, storage, declarativeNetRequest, scripting. It also requests host access to: .

What is Yandex Access's risk score?

Yandex Access has an overall risk score of 4.2/10 (MEDIUM). Breakdown: Permissions 8.0/10, Code 1.8/10, Combinations 7.0/10, CSP 1.7/10.

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Yandex AccessSecurity Analysis

Chromev5.2.0MV3February 18, 2026 at 11:42 AM

Use with caution

This extension requests significant permissions. It has 1M+ users, a 4.4 star rating, but review the findings below.

4.2MEDIUM

4.2 MEDIUMRaw: 4.7

This extension shows some risk signals that are common in legitimate extensions but worth reviewing. Check the details below.

Based on 7 permissions including high-risk ones, 7 code findings, 1 dangerous combination.

Trust Signals(3.8/10)

Users

1.0M

Rating

4.4(415 reviews)

Dangerous Combinations(1)

HIGHCookie access + external network

Extension has cookie access and sends data to external servers — potential session token theft.

cookies+external network request

Permissions

8.0/10

Code

1.8/10

Combinations

7.0/10

Manifest/CSP

1.7/10

Permissions(7 analyzed)

Code Findings(7 patterns, 7 total)

Content Security Policy

No CSP Defined(1 issue)

MEDIUM

N/ANo CSP defined

This extension does not define a Content Security Policy. A CSP helps prevent XSS and code injection attacks.

Manifest Analysis(0 findings)

No manifest-level concerns found.

External Domains(10)

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