Sonar Prepare returns 403 on version 8.0.0.69127 on Azure Devops

SonarQube Cloud
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Builds using the version 8.0.0.69125 are running ok. The newer version returns a 403.

Using the SonarCloudPrepare@3 task

  • ALM used Azure DevOps
  • CI system used Azure DevOps
2025-10-23T15:23:53.2453059Z ##[section]Starting: SonarCloudPrepare
2025-10-23T15:23:53.2460981Z ==============================================================================
2025-10-23T15:23:53.2461088Z Task         : Prepare Analysis Configuration
2025-10-23T15:23:53.2461147Z Description  : Prepare SonarQube Cloud analysis configuration
2025-10-23T15:23:53.2461220Z Version      : 3.4.1
2025-10-23T15:23:53.2461272Z Author       : sonarsource
2025-10-23T15:23:53.2461323Z Help         : [More Information](https://docs.sonarcloud.io/advanced-setup/ci-based-analysis/sonarcloud-extension-for-azure-devops/)
2025-10-23T15:23:53.2461427Z ==============================================================================
2025-10-23T15:23:53.6686611Z [INFO]  SonarQube Cloud: Server version: 8.0.0.69127
2025-10-23T15:23:53.6799052Z [INFO]  SonarQube Cloud: Downloading scanner from https://github.com/SonarSource/sonar-scanner-msbuild/releases/download/8.0.3.99785/sonar-scanner-8.0.3.99785-net-framework.zip
2025-10-23T15:23:53.6799880Z Downloading: https://github.com/SonarSource/sonar-scanner-msbuild/releases/download/8.0.3.99785/sonar-scanner-8.0.3.99785-net-framework.zip
2025-10-23T15:23:53.9871400Z Extracting archive
2025-10-23T15:23:54.0673558Z [command]C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com 65001
2025-10-23T15:23:54.0999048Z Active code page: 65001
2025-10-23T15:23:54.1008230Z 
2025-10-23T15:23:54.1146786Z [command]C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -NoLogo -Sta -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' ; try { Add-Type -AssemblyName System.IO.Compression.FileSystem } catch { } ; [System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::ExtractToDirectory('D:\a\_temp\2f004cdb-f6e4-4521-aee2-3aea1e117c7c', 'D:\a\_temp\41ee48f5-2642-46bc-83b5-d27317187de2')"
2025-10-23T15:23:54.6034154Z 
2025-10-23T15:23:54.6140999Z Caching tool: SonarScanner .NET 8.0.3 x64
2025-10-23T15:23:54.8766925Z [command]"C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\SonarScanner .NET\8.0.3\x64\SonarScanner.MSBuild.exe" begin /k:REDACTED_GAP /o:REDACTED
2025-10-23T15:23:54.9925645Z SonarScanner for MSBuild 8.0.3
2025-10-23T15:23:54.9947463Z Using the .NET Framework version of the Scanner for MSBuild
2025-10-23T15:23:55.0415571Z Pre-processing started.
2025-10-23T15:23:55.0481307Z Preparing working directories...
2025-10-23T15:23:55.4016044Z 15:23:55.399  Updating build integration targets...
2025-10-23T15:23:56.1475280Z 15:23:56.145  Using SonarCloud.
2025-10-23T15:23:56.4760815Z 15:23:56.474  The JRE provisioning is a time consuming operation.
2025-10-23T15:23:56.4761425Z JRE provisioned: OpenJDK17U-jre_x64_windows_hotspot_17.0.11_9.zip.
2025-10-23T15:23:56.4762009Z If you already have a compatible java version installed, please add either the parameter "/d:sonar.scanner.skipJreProvisioning=true" or "/d:sonar.scanner.javaExePath=<PATH>".
2025-10-23T15:23:58.8994289Z 15:23:58.898  Fetching analysis configuration settings...
2025-10-23T15:23:59.7963113Z 
2025-10-23T15:23:59.7986430Z ##[error]Unhandled Exception:
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8042008Z ##[error]System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException: Response status code does not indicate success: 403 ().
   at System.Net.Http.HttpResponseMessage.EnsureSuccessStatusCode()
   at SonarScanner.MSBuild.PreProcessor.WebClientDownloader.<TryDownloadIfExists>d__5.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at SonarScanner.MSBuild.PreProcessor.WebServer.SonarWebServer.<DownloadQualityProfile>d__17.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at SonarScanner.MSBuild.PreProcessor.PreProcessor.<FetchArgumentsAndRuleSets>d__9.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at SonarScanner.MSBuild.PreProcessor.PreProcessor.<DoExecute>d__7.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at SonarScanner.MSBuild.PreProcessor.PreProcessor.<Execute>d__6.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at SonarScanner.MSBuild.BootstrapperClass.<PreProcess>d__9.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at SonarScanner.MSBuild.BootstrapperClass.<Execute>d__8.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at SonarScanner.MSBuild.Program.<Execute>d__4.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at SonarScanner.MSBuild.Program.<Execute>d__3.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at SonarScanner.MSBuild.Program.<Main>d__2.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at SonarScanner.MSBuild.Program.<Main>(String[] args)
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8089815Z System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException: Response status code does not indicate success: 403 ().
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8117900Z    at System.Net.Http.HttpResponseMessage.EnsureSuccessStatusCode()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8194850Z    at SonarScanner.MSBuild.PreProcessor.WebClientDownloader.<TryDownloadIfExists>d__5.MoveNext()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8228281Z --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8229192Z    at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8229808Z    at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8230313Z    at SonarScanner.MSBuild.PreProcessor.WebServer.SonarWebServer.<DownloadQualityProfile>d__17.MoveNext()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8230874Z --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8231350Z    at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8231821Z    at SonarScanner.MSBuild.PreProcessor.PreProcessor.<FetchArgumentsAndRuleSets>d__9.MoveNext()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8232293Z --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8233000Z    at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8233464Z    at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8233926Z    at SonarScanner.MSBuild.PreProcessor.PreProcessor.<DoExecute>d__7.MoveNext()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8235252Z --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8236078Z    at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8236560Z    at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8237059Z    at SonarScanner.MSBuild.PreProcessor.PreProcessor.<Execute>d__6.MoveNext()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8237498Z --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8237929Z    at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8238407Z    at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8238877Z    at SonarScanner.MSBuild.BootstrapperClass.<PreProcess>d__9.MoveNext()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8239315Z --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8239744Z    at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8240211Z    at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8240687Z    at SonarScanner.MSBuild.BootstrapperClass.<Execute>d__8.MoveNext()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8241121Z --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8241549Z    at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8242019Z    at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8242477Z    at SonarScanner.MSBuild.Program.<Execute>d__4.MoveNext()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8242898Z --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8243329Z    at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8243795Z    at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8244289Z    at SonarScanner.MSBuild.Program.<Execute>d__3.MoveNext()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8244744Z --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8245167Z    at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8245784Z    at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8246219Z    at SonarScanner.MSBuild.Program.<Main>d__2.MoveNext()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8246617Z --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8247029Z    at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8247482Z    at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8248995Z 
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8249206Z 
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8250329Z ##[error][ERROR] SonarQube Cloud: Error while executing task Prepare: The process 'C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\SonarScanner .NET\8.0.3\x64\SonarScanner.MSBuild.exe' failed with exit code 3762504530
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8251774Z ##[error]The process 'C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\SonarScanner .NET\8.0.3\x64\SonarScanner.MSBuild.exe' failed with exit code 3762504530
2025-10-23T15:23:59.8337629Z ##[section]Finishing: SonarCloudPrepare
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This is still an issue 24 hours on. How can I get some support? I am on a paid tier.
@ganncamp can you get some one to take an interest?

3

Until yesterday it was using
SonarQube Cloud: Server version: 8.0.0.69097
quite successfully

What determines why we are using this version ?

The task is SonarCloudPrepare@3 which is what the Pipelines UI in AzDO gives you if you create a new pipeline so I think that we are on the latest task version in the pipeline .

5

Hello!

A 403 error in this context usually indicates that the user for whom a token has been generated doesn’t have the necessary permissions in SonarQube Cloud to execute analysis on this project. Since no other users have reported similar issues since your initial post on Thursday, it’s likely that this is a permissions-related matter rather than a new deployment issue.

Could you double check that the user has Execute Analysis permissions on the project in question?

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Thanks. It was linked to a user who was removed from our Sonar org at the time the new version was deployed.