diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 33d90fe793ec..9be1adab10bd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
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@@ -7825,6 +7825,12 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore/-/underscore-1.8.3.tgz",
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@@ -24745,9 +24751,10 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore/-/underscore-1.8.3.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore/-/underscore-1.12.1.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 118e1c65d2ac..8ab3054fec8e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
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     "uglify-js": "2.7.0",
-    "underscore": "1.8.3",
+    "underscore": "1.12.1",
     "underscore.string": "3.3.6",
     "universal-cookie": "^4.0.4",
     "webpack": "^5.90.3",