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Is Papers by ReadCube safe?

This security report analyses whether Papers by ReadCube is safe to install on your browser. We check Papers by ReadCube for malicious behaviour, data exfiltration, suspicious permissions, and known vulnerabilities so you can decide if Papers by ReadCube is safe for your personal or enterprise fleet.

High risk

Academic reference manager with postMessage handler lacking origin validation and background worker acting as unrestricted fetch proxy for arbitrary requests.

v6.3.4Chrome Web Store
75Risk

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Updated 10 April 2026mfacblegickmnfpaebakfnlbfhpoegin

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