IDE-Extension Scan
| Field |
Value |
| Report type |
ide-scan |
| Target |
installed VS Code + JetBrains extensions |
| Date |
2026-05-05 |
| Version |
llm-security v7.4.0 |
| Scope |
47 VS Code extensions + 12 JetBrains plugins |
| Frameworks |
OWASP LLM Top 10, OWASP Agentic |
| Triggered by |
/security ide-scan |
Risk Dashboard
| Metric |
Value |
| Risk Score |
28/100 |
| Risk Band |
Medium |
| Grade |
C |
| Verdict |
WARNING |
| Severity |
Count |
| Critical |
0 |
| High |
1 |
| Medium |
4 |
| Low |
7 |
| Info |
12 |
| Total |
24 |
Verdict rationale: One high-severity finding: a JetBrains plugin (acme-helper) declares Premain-Class (javaagent retransform) which is the riskiest IDE-extension pattern.
Scan Coverage
| IDE |
Extensions Scanned |
Findings |
| VS Code |
47 |
8 |
| Cursor |
12 (subset of VS Code) |
2 |
| IntelliJ IDEA |
12 |
14 |
| Total |
59 |
24 |
Findings
High
| ID |
Extension |
IDE |
Description |
OWASP |
| IDE-001 |
acme-helper |
IntelliJ |
Declares Premain-Class — javaagent retransform attack surface |
ASI04 |
Medium
| ID |
Extension |
IDE |
Description |
OWASP |
| IDE-002 |
dark-theme-pro |
VS Code |
Theme contains extension.js (theme-with-code) |
LLM06 |
| IDE-003 |
rest-client-typo |
VS Code |
Typosquat: Levenshtein 2 vs rest-client (top-100) |
LLM03 |
| IDE-004 |
ace-helper |
IntelliJ |
Long <depends> chain (12 plugins) — large surface |
LLM03 |
| IDE-005 |
json-fast |
VS Code |
activationEvents includes * (broad activation) |
ASI04 |
Low
| ID |
Extension |
IDE |
Description |
OWASP |
| IDE-006 |
git-graph |
VS Code |
Native binary .dylib shipped (verified signature OK) |
— |
| IDE-007 |
gradle-helper |
IntelliJ |
Native binary .so shipped (Linux ELF) |
— |
| IDE-008 |
vsc-cmd |
VS Code |
vscode:uninstall hook present |
— |
| IDE-009 |
shaded-jar-pro |
IntelliJ |
Shaded jar advisory (3 jars) |
— |
| IDE-010 |
rest-client-typo |
VS Code |
Same as IDE-003: typosquat suspicion |
LLM03 |
| IDE-011 |
code-splitter |
VS Code |
activationEvents onStartupFinished (broad) |
ASI04 |
| IDE-012 |
java-fmt |
IntelliJ |
Premain-Class candidate (lower confidence) |
ASI04 |
Info
12 informational findings (mostly publisher metadata + extension-pack expansions). See envelope for full list.
Per-IDE Recommendations
VS Code
- Medium: Investigate
dark-theme-pro — themes should not ship code.
- Medium: Compare
rest-client-typo to rest-client — likely typosquat. Uninstall.
- Medium: Audit
json-fast activation events; consider replacing with narrower scope.
IntelliJ IDEA / JetBrains
- High: Manually verify
acme-helper Premain-Class is legitimate. Consider disabling.
- Medium: Reduce
ace-helper depends-chain or replace.
- Low: Verify shaded-jar advisories (
shaded-jar-pro) — known shading is normal but creates supply-chain opacity.
Methodology
7 VS Code-specific checks (blocklist, theme-with-code, sideload, broad activation, typosquat, extension-pack, dangerous hooks) + 7 JetBrains checks (Premain-Class, native binaries, depends chain, theme-with-code, broad activation, typosquat, shaded jars). Reused scanners (UNI/ENT/NET/TNT/MEM/SCR) per extension. Offline mode by default.
IDE-scan complete. 59 extensions, 24 findings, 8.9 seconds.