High-risk tools in BrowserStack
6 of the 43 tools in BrowserStack are classified as high risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at high risk
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runAppLiveSessionExecuteUse this tool when user wants to manually check their app on a particular mobile device using BrowserStack
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runAppTestsOnBrowserStackExecuterunAppTestsOnBrowserStack
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runBrowserLiveSessionExecuteLaunch a BrowserStack Live session (desktop or mobile).
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runPercyScanExecuteRun a Percy visual test scan. Example prompts : Run this Percy build/scan. Never run percy scan/build without this tool
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startAccessibilityScanExecuteStart an accessibility scan via BrowserStack and retrieve a local CSV report path.
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takeAppScreenshotExecuteUse this tool to take a screenshot of an app running on a BrowserStack device. This is useful for visual testing and debugging.
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.