microsoft / microsoft/azure-tools-for-java

[IntelliJ] Uncaught Exception Error retrieving vulnerability data from GitHub Security Advisory API java.io.IOException: Connection reset

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Description

IntelliJ build version: 2026.2.1 IU-262.9437.185
OS: Windows 11
JDK: JetBrains s.r.o. 25.0.3
Plugin version: 3.97.7-2026.2
Additional Info: None
Parent component:

com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeRootPane[,8,8,1920x1032,layout=com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeRootPane$CustomHeaderRootLayout,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=,flags=449,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=]

Error message:

IdeaLoggingEvent[message=Error retrieving vulnerability data from GitHub Security Advisory API, throwable=java.io.IOException: Connection reset
	at <REDACTED: user-file-path>(HttpClientImpl.java:938)
	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.azur

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Research direction

Start at CVECheckService.retrieveVulnerabilityData line 312 and trace its callers through fetchCves and getCveUpgradeIssues. The report provides no reproduction steps, expected behavior, or named test, so clarify how connection-reset failures should be handled before choosing a change; done should include a verified error path.

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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
25/100

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