Browser Extensions Are the New AI Consumption Channel That No One Is Talking About

AI browser extensions are a major security blind spot in enterprises because they operate inside browsers with direct access to user data, passwords, and cookies while bypassing traditional security monitoring tools like DLP (data loss prevention, which blocks sensitive information from leaving a network) and SaaS logs. The report shows AI extensions are significantly riskier than regular extensions: they are 60% more likely to have CVEs (known software vulnerabilities), 3 times more likely to access cookies, and 6 times more likely to increase their permissions over time, yet 99% of enterprise users have at least one extension installed with little organizational visibility into which ones exist or what they can access.