# CVE Tooltip

> Add a tooltip for CVE identifiers on any webpage. Hover over CVE identifiers to get a synopsis of the vulnerability.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/cve-tooltip](https://chrome-stats.com/d/cve-tooltip)

## Overview

- **ID:** `cve-tooltip`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** bastscho
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Version:** 0.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-26
- **First published:** 2024-09-25
- **Size:** 42 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/cve-tooltip/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/schicho/cve-tooltip](https://github.com/schicho/cve-tooltip)

## Description

Ever wanted to quickly check the details of a CVE without having to copy and paste it into a search engine?

This browser extension finds references to CVEs in web pages and adds a small icon next to them.
Hovering over the icon will display a tooltip with the CVE details, which are fetched from the MITRE API.
It also provides a link directly to the NVD CVE details page.

On phones, the tooltip is displayed when the CVE is tapped.

## Rankings

- #68,410 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/cve-tooltip)