JDK-8193563 : FileSystemView::getFiles throws SecurityException which is not mentioned in its specification.
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: client-libs
  • Affected Version: 8,9,10
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: In Progress
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • Submitted: 2017-12-14
  • Updated: 2021-12-20
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Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-8278894 - access denied with windows-special files, like like "::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"
Relates :  
JDK-8182041 - File Chooser Shortcut Panel folders under on JDK 9
Description
When SecurityManager is used on Windows platform selecting a virtual shell folder (Network Neighborhood, My Computer, etc...) in JFileChooser may result in SecurityException which is not caught in JFileChooser and this method result is not mentioned in the method specification.

Visually it causes JFC to show the waiting cursor infinetly since it cannot accomplish the recuested action.
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Exception in thread "Basic L&F File Loading Thread" java.security.AccessControlException: access denied ("java.io.FilePermission" "::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}" "read")
	at java.base/java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(AccessControlContext.java:472)
	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessController.java:895)
	at java.base/java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(SecurityManager.java:558)
	at java.base/java.lang.SecurityManager.checkRead(SecurityManager.java:897)
	at java.desktop/sun.awt.shell.Win32ShellFolder2.listFiles(Win32ShellFolder2.java:738)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.filechooser.FileSystemView.getFiles(FileSystemView.java:564)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicDirectoryModel$FilesLoader.run0(BasicDirectoryModel.java:290)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicDirectoryModel$FilesLoader.run(BasicDirectoryModel.java:279)
	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:844)