diff --git a/src/vunnel/providers/debian/parser.py b/src/vunnel/providers/debian/parser.py
index a4361ff1..d11b1e40 100644
--- a/src/vunnel/providers/debian/parser.py
+++ b/src/vunnel/providers/debian/parser.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def _normalize_json(self, ns_cve_dsalist=None):  # noqa: PLR0912,PLR0915,C901
                             # HACK: when we can represent per-package severity or have a good mechanism
                             # for overriding upstream data, we should take this out.
                             if vid == "CVE-2023-44487":
-                                vuln_record["Vulnerability"]["Severity"] = "High"
+                                vuln_record["Vulnerability"]["Severity"] = "Unknown"
 
                             # add fixedIn
                             skip_fixedin = False