diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 01930b4f96eda..8f04dffa51149 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14069,7 +14069,7 @@
         "semver": "^7.3.7",
         "ssri": "^10.0.0",
         "treeverse": "^3.0.0",
-        "walk-up-path": "^1.0.0"
+        "walk-up-path": "^4.0.0"
       },
       "bin": {
         "arborist": "bin/index.js"
@@ -14088,6 +14088,15 @@
         "node": "^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "workspaces/arborist/node_modules/walk-up-path": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/walk-up-path/-/walk-up-path-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3hu+tD8YzSLGuFYtPRb48vdhKMi0KQV5sn+uWr8+7dMEq/2G/dtLrdDinkLjqq5TIbIBjYJ4Ax/n3YiaW7QM8A==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "20 || >=22"
+      }
+    },
     "workspaces/libnpmaccess": {
       "version": "7.0.0",
       "license": "ISC",
@@ -14143,7 +14152,7 @@
         "read": "^1.0.7",
         "read-package-json-fast": "^3.0.1",
         "semver": "^7.3.7",
-        "walk-up-path": "^1.0.0"
+        "walk-up-path": "^4.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
@@ -14157,6 +14166,15 @@
         "node": "^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "workspaces/libnpmexec/node_modules/walk-up-path": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/walk-up-path/-/walk-up-path-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3hu+tD8YzSLGuFYtPRb48vdhKMi0KQV5sn+uWr8+7dMEq/2G/dtLrdDinkLjqq5TIbIBjYJ4Ax/n3YiaW7QM8A==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "20 || >=22"
+      }
+    },
     "workspaces/libnpmfund": {
       "version": "4.0.1",
       "license": "ISC",
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/package.json b/workspaces/arborist/package.json
index eb468e253b3c1..ff75f55bac017 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "semver": "^7.3.7",
     "ssri": "^10.0.0",
     "treeverse": "^3.0.0",
-    "walk-up-path": "^1.0.0"
+    "walk-up-path": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmexec/package.json b/workspaces/libnpmexec/package.json
index 21129a0607c9c..fdbe4840604bd 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmexec/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmexec/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "read": "^1.0.7",
     "read-package-json-fast": "^3.0.1",
     "semver": "^7.3.7",
-    "walk-up-path": "^1.0.0"
+    "walk-up-path": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "templateOSS": {
     "//@npmcli/template-oss": "This file is partially managed by @npmcli/template-oss. Edits may be overwritten.",