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: 2026.2.0.1 IU-262.8665.337
OS: Linux
JDK: JetBrains s.r.o. 25.0.3
Plugin version: 3.97.7-2026.2
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.Java
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- 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.retrieveVulnerabilityData at line 312, then trace callers through fetchCves, getCveUpgradeIssues, and batchGetCVEIssues. Investigate how the GitHub Security Advisory API connection failure is surfaced and identify the expected behavior for this uncaught exception; no test or concrete change is specified in the report.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github, java
- Domain
- backend, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100