diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cd83ecacbdb5..5f6cf58e5d33 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -41279,7 +41279,7 @@
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       },
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ejs/-/ejs-7.0.2.tgz",
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diff --git a/packages/rest-explorer/package.json b/packages/rest-explorer/package.json
index bb4f7ec33928..9d4902e4b038 100644
--- a/packages/rest-explorer/package.json
+++ b/packages/rest-explorer/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
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   },
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-    "ejs": "^5.0.2",
+    "ejs": "^7.0.2",
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     "tslib": "^2.8.1"
   },