[IntelliJ] Uncaught Exception Error retrieving vulnerability data from GitHub Security Advisory API java.net.ConnectException

IntelliJ build version: 2026.1.3 IU-261.25134.95
OS: Windows 11
JDK: JetBrains s.r.o. 25.0.3
Plugin version: 3.97.7-2026.1
Additional Info: None
Parent component:

com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeRootPane[,8,8,1920x1032,invalid,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.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.ja

Start with CVECheckService.retrieveVulnerabilityData at line 312 and trace its callers through fetchCves, getCveUpgradeIssues, and batchGetCVEIssues. Reproduce the GitHub Security Advisory API connection failure on the reported IntelliJ, Windows 11, JDK, and plugin versions, then identify the expected behavior for this exception before defining completion criteria.