VulnGuard
Scans GitHub repositories for vulnerable dependencies using OSV.dev
As of June 2026, VulnGuard has — users in the Developer Tools category.
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Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3
History
2 snapshotsTracking since Apr 18, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2026 | — | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | — | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| Now | — | — | — | 1.0.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- activeTabstorage
- Host access
- https://github.com/*, https://api.osv.dev/*
Screenshots
About
🛡️ VulnGuard A Chrome extension that scans GitHub repositories for vulnerable dependencies. Features: - 🔍 Automatic dependency detection - Finds package.json, requirements.txt, go.mod, and more - ⚡ Real-time scanning - Queries OSV.dev for known vulnerabilities - 🎨 Clean UI - Color-coded results (green = safe, red = vulnerabilities) - 📊 Detailed reports - View severity levels, CVE IDs, and vulnerability descriptions - 💡 Fix suggestions - Shows which version to upgrade to for resolving issues - 🌍 Multi-ecosystem support How It Works 1. Detection: Content script identifies dependency files in the GitHub repository 2. Parsing: Extracts package names and versions from dependency files 3. API Query: Sends batch requests to OSV.dev API 4. Display: Shows results in a user-friendly popup interface
Technical
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 24.08KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- jeefdpcnjonbmkpgngpbhpojiknohmno
- Developer ID
- u5a52dd1b31acb6e7a90e171de5ed64d7
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Oct 29, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Oct 29, 2025
- Last Scraped
- Jun 5, 2026
- Website
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- Support URL
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 5, 2026.