microsoft / microsoft/azure-tools-for-java
[IntelliJ] Uncaught Exception Error retrieving vulnerability data from GitHub Security Advisory API java.net.ConnectException
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Description
IntelliJ build version: 2026.1.3 IU-261.25134.95
OS: Mac OS X
JDK: JetBrains s.r.o. 25.0.3
Plugin version: 3.97.6-2026.1
Additional Info: None
Parent component:
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Error message:
IdeaLoggingEvent[message=Error retrieving vulnerability data from GitHub Security Advisory API, throwable=java.net.ConnectException
at <REDACTED: user-file-path>(HttpClientImpl.java:923)
at com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.appmod.javaupgrade.service.CVECheckService.retrieveVulnerabilityData(CVECheckService.java:312)
at com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.appmod.javaupgrade.service.CVECheckService.fetchCves(CVECheckService.java:241)
at com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.appmod.javaupgrade.service.CVECheckService.getCveUpgradeIssues(CVECheckService.java:200)
at com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.appmod.javaupgrade.service.CVECheckService.batchGetCVEIssues(CVECheckService.java:171)
at com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.appmod.javaupgrade.service.JavaUpgradeIssuesDetectionService.getCVEIssues(JavaUpgradeIssuesDetectionService.java:385)
at com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.appmod.javaupgrade.service.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with CVECheckService.java at retrieveVulnerabilityData and trace its callers through fetchCves, getCveUpgradeIssues, and batchGetCVEIssues; the report shows the failure originates from an HTTP connection attempt. Reproduce the error with the listed IntelliJ and plugin versions, then identify the expected behavior for this GitHub Security Advisory API connection failure and verify it through the Java upgrade issue detection flow.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github, java
- Domain
- api, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100