8.0
Bitwarden Password Manager
🌐 Chrome ExtensionUnknown
At home, at work, or on the go, Bitwarden easily secures all your passwords, passkeys, and sensitive information
6,000,000 usersRating: 4.3/5v2026.5.0
Low Risk8.0/10
Scanned June 1, 2026
·Risk Flags
Inject scripts into web pages
Observe and analyze all web traffic
Access ALL websites you visit
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6.5
Permissions
6.0
Developer
10.0
Data Privacy
10.0
Policy Match
Permissions (22)
Access the currently active tab when you click the extension
activeTabexpected
Standard for password managers — this permission is required for core functionality
Schedule tasks to run periodically
alarmsacceptable
Common for password managers — used by most tools in this category
Read your clipboard contents
clipboardReadacceptable
Common for password managers — used by most tools in this category
Write to your clipboard
clipboardWriteexpected
Standard for password managers — this permission is required for core functionality
Add items to right-click menus
contextMenusexpected
Standard for password managers — this permission is required for core functionality
Unknown permission: idle
idleunusual
Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern
Unknown permission: offscreen
offscreenunusual
Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern
Inject scripts into web pages
scriptingunusual
Not typical for password managers — review why this is needed
Unknown permission: sidePanel
sidePanelunusual
Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern
Store data locally in the browser
storageexpected
Standard for password managers — this permission is required for core functionality
Read your open tabs and navigation activity
tabsexpected
Standard for password managers — this permission is required for core functionality
Unknown permission: unlimitedStorage
unlimitedStorageacceptable
Common for password managers — used by most tools in this category
Track detailed navigation events
webNavigationunusual
Not typical for password managers — review why this is needed
Observe and analyze all web traffic
webRequestunusual
Not typical for password managers — review why this is needed
Unknown permission: webRequestAuthProvider
webRequestAuthProviderunusual
Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern
Show desktop notifications
notificationsacceptable
Common for password managers — used by most tools in this category
Access data on *
https://*/*acceptable
Common for password managers — used by most tools in this category
Access data on *
http://*/*acceptable
Common for password managers — used by most tools in this category
Communicate with programs on your computer
nativeMessagingacceptable
Common for password managers — used by most tools in this category
Unknown permission: privacy
privacyunusual
Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern
Access ALL websites you visit
*://*/*unusual
Not typical for password managers — review why this is needed
Unknown permission: file:///*
file:///*unusual
Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern
Developer
NameNot disclosed
Verified PublisherYes
Known EntityNot recognized
Data Flows
Extension background service
Encryptedtab data, clipboard
Privacy Policy Analysis
Policy Status
Policy found
https://bitwarden.com/privacy/
Actual Data Collection
- tab data
- clipboard
Policy matches observed behavior
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