#4975·axe-core

axe DevTools induces a JS crash on any webpage relying on rollbar.js (error monitoring JS library)

Author: RastagongCreated Dec 30, 2025Updated Sep 20, 2026
Labelsfixcoreextensioncritical

Product

axe Extension

Product Version

axe DevTools 4.117.1 (based on axe-core 4.10.3) on Firefox 146.0.1

Latest Version

  • I have tested the issue with the latest version of the product

Issue Description

Expectation

With axe DevTools enabled, I should be able to visit any webpage without inducing a page-wide Javascript crash.

Actual

When the visited webpage relies on the rollbar.js library (Rollbar seems to be a SaaS error monitoring platform), a crash occurs systematically when visiting with axe DevTools enabled: Error: Permission denied to access property "_rollbarOldOnError" See the linked issuue on the rollbar.js repository: rollbar/rollbar.js#839

How to Reproduce

As of December 30, 2025, affected webpages include wise.com and the gog.com storefront. On gog.com, the crash prevents the login form from opening correctly.
Disabling the axe DevTools extension immediately stops the issue.