---
id: CVE-2023-7008
title: A vulnerability was found in systemd-resolved
summary: >-
  A vulnerability was found in systemd-resolved. This issue may allow
  systemd-resolved to accept records of DNSSEC-signed domains even when they
  have no signature, allowing man-in-the-middles (or the upstream DNS resolver)
  to manipulate re…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-300
vendor: systemd_project
product: systemd
affected:
  - systemd = 25
published: '2023-12-23'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T23:17:21.197'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7008'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2463'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3203'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-7008'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2222261'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2222672'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/25676'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2463'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3203'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-7008'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2222261'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2222672'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/25676'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00001.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4GMDEG5PKONWNHOEYSUDRT6JEOISRMN2/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QHNBXGKJWISJETTTDTZKTBFIBJUOSLKL/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241122-0004/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00849
epssPercentile: 0.57934
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T00:02:07.135Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability was found in systemd-resolved. This issue may allow systemd-resolved to accept records of DNSSEC-signed domains even when they have no signature, allowing man-in-the-middles (or the upstream DNS resolver) to manipulate records.

## Affected

- `systemd = 25`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.