diff --git a/.github/workflows/lock.yml b/.github/workflows/lock.yml
index 4901cb3..4a5b173 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lock.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '20 2/3 * * *'
 
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+  discussions: write
+
 jobs:
   lock:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-any.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-any.yml
index 0ed99b0..f4d9983 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-any.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-any.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 name: PR
 on: [pull_request]
 
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   pr:
     strategy:
diff --git a/packages/extension-ui/src/util/sanitizeOrigin.spec.ts b/packages/extension-ui/src/util/sanitizeOrigin.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f13164a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/extension-ui/src/util/sanitizeOrigin.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// Copyright 2019-2026 @pezkuwi/extension-ui authors & contributors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import type * as _ from '@pezkuwi/dev-test/globals.d.ts';
+
+import { sanitizeOrigin, validateOrigin } from './sanitizeOrigin.js';
+
+describe('sanitizeOrigin', () => {
+  it('keeps a normal origin as it is', () => {
+    expect(sanitizeOrigin('Pezkuwi Apps')).toEqual('Pezkuwi Apps');
+  });
+
+  // One pass of tag removal turns `<scr<script>ipt>` into `<script`; the
+  // origin a site claims for itself is attacker-chosen text.
+  it.each([
+    '<scr<script>ipt>alert(1)</script>',
+    '<<b>img src=x onerror=alert(1)>',
+    'a<b',
+    'x>y'
+  ])('leaves no angle bracket in %s', (origin) => {
+    const out = sanitizeOrigin(origin);
+
+    expect(out).not.toMatch(/[<>]/);
+  });
+
+  // validateOrigin used to look for markup in the sanitized string, after the
+  // tags it was looking for had been removed: `<b>x</b>` passed as valid.
+  it.each(['<scr<script>ipt>evil', '<b>x</b>'])('flags %s, which carried markup', (origin) => {
+    expect(validateOrigin(origin)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it.each(['https://app.pezkuwichain.io', 'http://localhost:3000', 'Pezkuwi Apps'])('accepts %s', (origin) => {
+    expect(validateOrigin(origin)).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/extension-ui/src/util/sanitizeOrigin.ts b/packages/extension-ui/src/util/sanitizeOrigin.ts
index 2a5f7ff..c48e0c1 100644
--- a/packages/extension-ui/src/util/sanitizeOrigin.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-ui/src/util/sanitizeOrigin.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ const sanitizeHtml = (input: string, options?: {
       .replace(/<[^>]*>/g, ''); // Remove other HTML tags
   }
 
+  // Tag removal is a single pass, so nested input such as `<scr<script>ipt>`
+  // leaves a new tag behind. Drop every remaining angle bracket; an origin never
+  // contains one, and validateOrigin already treats them as suspicious.
+  sanitized = sanitized.replace(/[<>]/g, '');
+
   // Normalize whitespace
   sanitized = sanitized
     .trim()
@@ -44,6 +49,11 @@ export const sanitizeOrigin = (origin: string): string => {
 
 // Validate that the origin looks legitimate
 export const validateOrigin = (origin: string): boolean => {
+  // Markup is judged on what the site sent: the sanitized form no longer has any.
+  if (/[<>]/.test(origin)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   const sanitized = sanitizeOrigin(origin);
 
   // Special case: always allow localhost URLs
@@ -53,7 +63,6 @@ export const validateOrigin = (origin: string): boolean => {
 
   // Check for suspicious patterns
   const suspiciousPatterns = [
-    /[<>]/, // HTML characters
     /^\s*$/, // Empty or whitespace only
     /.{50,}/, // Extremely long names
     /^(?!https?:\/\/).*:\/\//, // Any protocol other than http/https