Articles tagged "native-messaging"

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A hairline square with a gap in one edge and a single thin line passing through it into a soft orange watercolour bloom outside — a sandbox with a door that was always there.

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Edgecution: an extension escaped the browser sandbox — how to check what yours can reach

Edgecution abused native messaging to run a Python backdoor outside Edge's sandbox — from a headless browser you'd never see. How to check your own machine.

Maxim Kosterin

August 10, 2026

11 min read

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The `nativeMessaging` permission explained: what browser extensions can really do outside your browser

The native messaging permission lets browser extensions talk to native apps outside Chrome's sandbox. Here's what it really enables — and how to check yours.

Maxim Kosterin

May 1, 2026

8 min read